Staff Platform and Application Engineer

Arm Limited; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Accommodations during recruitment

Job summary

Arm Limited seeks a Staff DevOps Engineer to own technical deliveries from requirements to planning and execution. You will enhance the engineering experience for Arm's software and hardware engineers by building scalable cloud-based services and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities include enabling build/test through CI/CD, provisioning Linux-based infrastructure, and leveraging Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Docker, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD.

Qualifications

• Experience designing Linux-based infrastructure and provisioning.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible or Puppet for IaC.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory.
• Containerisation using Docker and Kubernetes with Helm/ArgoCD.
• Programming in Bash, Python, Go or C++ and AI tooling familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on work to improve engineering experience for Arm's software and hardware engineers.
• Develop and maintain core services in cloud environments and large compute clusters.
• Enable build and test through CI/CD and large-scale artifact systems.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to deliver automation and self-service infra.

Skills

Linux Infra

Cloud Services

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Jenkins

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Bash

Python

Go

C++

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Jenkins

Artifactory

GitLab

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

Staff DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a dedicated Software and Platform Engineer to join our team and have a significant impact in improving the engineering experience at Arm.

Engineering IT supplies the tools and systems needed for creation of our software and hardware IP. Within this group, 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 own technical deliveries, with responsibility from requirements through to planning, implementation, and 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:

• Enable Software build and test through CI/CD, build frameworks, large scale artifact distributed systems.
• Develop and maintain core services using cloud-based environments and large-scale clustered compute.
• Exploiting virtualization and cloud technologies using Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform.
• AI Platform adoption (MCPs, Developer Tooling and LLMs)

Our varied activities involve development, and operational work. We support and guide the engineering community on how best to utilise the services we offer. Developments range from minor improvements to multi-month strategic projects. We invest significant time collaborating with other engineering teams at Arm.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience of Linux based infrastructure design, provisioning, and maintenance.
• Excellent knowledge of Cloud services and experience of at least one of the following: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience in Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.
• Common SDLC tools – such as Jenkins, Artifactory, GitLab.
• Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Interpreted languages (e.g. Bash, Python, Ruby) and compiled languages (e.g. Golang, Rust C, C++, Java).
• Experience with AI tooling: MCP, Agents, etc..

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience working in a Platform Engineering environment, with the associated focus on developer experience and productivity, and the ethos of enabling self-service access to infrastructure and systems through automation.
• An understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• An active interest in Open-Source Software.
• Experience of Microservice Software development.

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.

Salary Range:

$191,100-$258,500 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

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 [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 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.