Staff Engineer - AI Developer Tools and Platforms

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking a curious software engineer to build and maintain developer-facing APIs, libraries, and platforms that simplify AI workloads on Arm hardware. You will shape architecture and product roadmaps while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve end-user experience.

You will work across developer tools, platforms, runtimes, and deployment workflows to reduce friction for developers and deliver high-quality tooling that scales across Arm architectures.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering developer-facing APIs and tools.
• Experience with automated testing and CI processes.
• Ability to translate user needs into practical developer tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain developer-facing APIs, libraries, tools and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for AI developer tooling and roadmaps.
• Deliver high-quality developer experiences with optimized workflows and performance.

Skills

Linux

containerisation

Go

Python

Rust

TypeScript

CI/CD

Job description

Job Overview:

Our team crafts developer platforms and tools that help users get the best out of Arm technology and our mission is to make AI software development on the Arm architecture simple and intuitive. We support Arm’s outstanding developer ecosystem with practical, high-quality solutions that enable developers to seamlessly compose, build and deploy AI workloads accelerated by Arm-based hardware.

We are growing our team and are looking for a curious and driven engineer who is passionate about delivering impactful, high-quality software with a strong focus on the end user experience. You will work across developer tools, platform capabilities, runtime services and deployment workflows.

Success in this role means reducing developer friction, moving comfortably across stacks and thinking beyond the code to the full user journey. Practical experience of ML model optimisation techniques, deployment and efficient execution on constrained devices would make you a particularly strong addition to the team.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain developer-facing APIs, libraries, tools and platforms, creating reliable abstractions over hardware, deployment environments and runtime capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for AI developer tooling, identifying technology gaps and helping shape architecture, technical direction and product roadmaps.
• Deliver high-quality developer experiences, applying emerging technologies and optimising workflows for real-world constraints including performance, power, reliability, observability and reproducibility.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams, product managers, UX specialists and developers across Arm to understand user needs, identify friction and ensure technical decisions align with product and ecosystem goals.
• Drive software quality and ecosystem adoption through testing, code review, well-designed interfaces, maintainable implementations and contributions to upstream and open-source projects where appropriate.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Linux, containerisation and experience with programming languages such as Go, Python, Rust or TypeScript.
• Proven experience of engineering quality through maintainable software, automated testing, continuous integration, effective engineering processes and customer feedback.
• Ability to navigate unfamiliar domains, identify areas for improvement and translate that into practical solutions.
• A passion for building high-quality developer tools and intuitive workflows that make complex AI capabilities intuitive and easy to use by our target developers.

Nice To Have Skills and Experience :

We value an eagerness to continuously learn new technologies over experience with any particular technology. Experience in any of the following would also be beneficial:

• Experience building developer-facing CLIs, SDKs, APIs or web tools, with an interest in UX, interaction design and developer workflows.
• Knowledge of Arm architectures.
• Strong understanding of neural-network execution and inference runtimes, including computational graphs, operators, memory management, backend partitioning and execution across heterogeneous hardware.
• Experience with hardware-aware model optimisation and performance analysis, including quantisation, graph optimisation, operator fusion, precision reduction, profiling and debugging across latency, memory, model size and accuracy.
• Experience across ML frameworks, model formats and deployment tooling, such as PyTorch, ONNX/ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, TensorFlow/LiteRT and OpenVINO, including model inspection, visualisation and benchmarking across CPUs, GPUs and ML accelerators.

In Return:

Our team offers an inclusive and highly collaborative environment, with work that spans a wide variety of products and technology stacks, ensuring there will always be plenty of opportunity to learn and challenge yourself. You will help shape practical developer platforms, tools and workflows for emerging AI workloads on Arm, while working as a broad, user-focused software engineer rather than being tied to a single specialist domain.

An opportunity to work on greenfield software products which ship with emerging Arm hardware on day one.

If skilled worker sponsorship is required, Arm will meet costs associated with sponsorship for the employer only. All fees associated with the individual’s application e.g. visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge, will be the responsibility of the successful candidate.

Our 10x Mindset

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

Use of AI in Your Application

At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI-supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [e-mail] so we can support you.

Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.