Staff Engineer

Arm; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 6,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm in Bengaluru is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead validation framework delivery, tooling, and automation across architecture inputs and final deliverables. You will partner with architects, modeling teams, and tooling owners to ensure high‑quality architecture data, specs, models, and published outputs.

You will mentor engineers, influence methodology, and collaborate across teams to advance validation strategy and enable top‑tier architecture releases with a strong focus on quality and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in architecture modeling, validation, or related domains.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• Strong programming in C/C++ and Python; excellent cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture validation and support integration across multiple architecture components.
• Analyze Arm Architecture specifications, identify ambiguities or gaps, and drive their resolution with architects.
• Drive tooling, automation, and framework enhancements to make validation scalable and efficient.
• Perform debugging and root‑cause analysis, ensuring timely resolution of complex specification and model issues.
• Collaborate with architects, authors and modeling engineers to align the architecture data with architectural intent.
• Own and champion validation activities to deliver high‑quality architecture releases to internal and external partners.
• Mentor and guide engineers, promoting technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Skills

C/C++

Python

CPU architecture

Leadership

Validation

Debugging

Cross-team collaboration

Education

B.Tech./B.S. or M.Tech./M.S. in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering

Job description

Location: Bengaluru, India

Job Title: Staff Engineer – Architecture Validation

Overview: The Architecture and Technology Group (ATG) at Arm is responsible for defining and developing the advanced technologies that shape the future of Arm’s architecture roadmap. As part of ATG, we specialize in delivering world‑class secure CPU and system architectures, along with the supporting technologies that empower Arm’s ecosystem to build innovative and competitive products. Within ATG, the Architecture Validation & Solutions Team ensures the quality, consistency, and integrity of Arm architecture specifications by validating architecture inputs and the final published Arm Architecture deliverables. The team develops and maintains scalable validation frameworks, tooling, and automation to verify correctness across the entire specification generation pipeline, ensuring high‑quality outputs for both internal and external consumers.

As a Staff Engineer, you will lead a part of the delivery of validation frameworks, tooling, and automation that ensure the quality of Arm architecture specifications. Partnering with architects, modeling teams, and tooling owners, you will drive scalable validation solutions across architecture inputs and final deliverables, shaping validation strategy and enabling high‑quality architecture releases. You will mentor engineers, influence methodology and process improvements, and collaborate across architecture and modeling teams to ensure the quality of Arm architecture data, specifications, models, and published deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture validation and support integration across multiple architecture components.
• Analyse Arm Architecture specifications, identify ambiguities or gaps, and drive their resolution with architects.
• Drive tooling, automation, and framework enhancements to make validation scalable and efficient.
• Perform debugging and root‑cause analysis, ensuring timely resolution of complex specification and model issues.
• Collaborate with architects, authors and modeling engineers to align the architecture data with architectural intent.
• Own and champion validation activities to deliver high‑quality architecture releases to internal and external partners.
• Mentor and guide engineers, promoting technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Required Skills And Experience

• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Solid understanding of CPU architecture and assembly programming.
• Proven leadership and expertise in validation, debugging, and analyzing complex issues.
• Excellent cross‑team communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to reason about architecture specifications, machine‑readable representations, and validation logic across the architecture generation pipeline.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (B.Tech./B.S. or M.Tech./M.S.) in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering from a reputed institution.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in architecture modeling, validation, or related domains.

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Experience with Arm Architecture or Arm CPUs.
• Background in embedded software or system‑level modeling and validation.
• Hands‑on experience with AI/LLM‑based tools or workflows for engineering productivity, automation, validation, or debugging.
• Familiarity with toolchain development or modeling frameworks.
• Exposure to formal verification or architecture simulation tools.
• Strong interest in continuous learning and innovation.

Accommodations at Arm: If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email us.

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.

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.