Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

Camwebdir; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer in Cambridge to lead the end-to-end design and evolution of developer-facing systems and a robust engineering portal. You will work with platform, software and hardware teams to enable secure, scalable self-service for engineers, delivering high-quality user experiences across the portal and related tooling.

This hybrid role focuses on improving developer productivity through automation, with a strong emphasis on security, reliability, and

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end delivery of production systems.
• Understanding of security fundamentals for distributed systems.
• Interest in Platform Engineering focused on developer productivity.
• Ability to communicate architectural tradeoffs across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and evolution of developer-facing systems.
• Collect feedback from internal teams and translate into solutions.
• Develop, operate and evolve Engineering Portal UI & backend.
• Build and maintain the developer portal incl. CI/CD pipelines and observability.
• Collaborate with platform, software and hardware teams to integrate services.

Skills

Continuous delivery

Security fundamentals

Platform engineering

Developer productivity

Architectural tradeoffs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

Job Overview:
We are looking for a dedicated Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team in Cambridge. This role has significant impact in improving the engineering experience at Arm!

Engineering IT supplies the tools and systems needed for creation of software and hardware IP. Within this the Engineering Platform Services function provides tooling used across the company’s engineering population, as well as focusing on the tooling needs of software engineers.

As a Staff Engineer at Arm you will lead sophisticated technical deliveries, working with stakeholders, project management and engineers to define scope, requirements, resourcing, and plans needed for delivery.

At the heart of our approach is a genuine passion for improving the lives of other Engineers at Arm, and a complete focus on delivering solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

Working hands-on with a variety of technologies, to provide a first-class engineering experience for Arm's hardware and software engineers. The domains and areas include:

• Be responsible for the end-to-end design, implementation and evolution of developer-facing systems and features to reduce cognitive load and enable self-service.
• Collect feedback from internal teams to understand their challenges and design solutions to address them. Drive feature development, UX and usability improvements.
• Develop, operate and evolve our Engineering Portal UI & backend to ensure the portal is secure, reliable and delivers a high-quality user experience.
• Design, build, and maintain our developer portal including CI/CD pipelines, documentation, automated testing, security upgrades, and observability integrations.
• Partner closely with platform, software and hardware teams to integrate services, tooling, and policies into the portal in a user-centric and automated manner.

We invest significant time collaborating with engineering teams across Arm with a focus on improving the daily life and productivity of our engineers.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience with continuous delivery and automated testing for production systems.
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals relevant to distributed systems and service integration patterns, including JWTs, OAuth2 and OIDC.
• Desire to work in a Platform Engineering environment, with a clear focus on improving developer productivity through automation and enabling safe, scalable self-service.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills, with experience working across multiple teams and disciplines to share knowledge and gain support.
• Ability to make and communicate architectural tradeoffs, balancing usability, security, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

Nice To Have Skills and Experience:

• Building or integrating with Internal Developer Portals (e.g. Backstage).
• Solid understanding of Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with knowledge of Kubernetes, and other DevOps tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD) and CI/CD.

In Return:

We will provide the training and environment to excel in this role. We offer a hybrid approach to remote, and office working and strive to provide an adaptable experience for all employees and to promote a strong collaborative environment.

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Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. 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 at Arm

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 at Arm

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.

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