Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled, technically capable principal software engineer to join the leadership team of Arm Forge at Warwick. You will be passionate about making a difference through building great products and enabling a team to achieve their best.

As an experienced developer, you’ll have a methodical approach to debugging and performance analysis and understand how developers will use our tools to achieve their objectives. You’ll bring a keen eye for how best to present information to users and understand developers and their needs, along with the ability to grasp complex system and application architectures, you’ll use those qualities to help the team define and execute the right strategies.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to drive product development to address the needs of today’s users and provide ideas and insight that helps us to build better products for the future.

Arm Forge is used by developers to increase software performance or fix software bugs from single Linux servers right up to the largest supercomputer on the planet.  Our tools span a wide range of use cases; from C/C++/Python developers writing multithreaded server applications or ML and data analysis applications, to C/C++/Fortran/Python HPC developers scaling to millions of cores. 

To learn more about our group and the products please check https://developer.arm.com/hpc.

Main Duties

• Application life-cycle development of Arm Forge – ownership, specification, design
• Drive quality and continual improvement into the visible product experience.
• Running high level release schedules, including; Partner Projects, Product features
• Constructing and seeking agreement on technical plans for future debugging and profiling activities
• Working with other areas of Arm around product direction e.g. AI and ML

The technical architect understands the marketing requirements and working closely with Product Management, breaks them down into well-specified product requirements and will provide recommendations to identify a set of product requirements for each release. Responsibility then carries on for explaining the stories and setting the sprint goals for the engineering team. The technical architect will keep the big picture in mind when carrying out this work including; delivery dates and customer commitments.

Job Requirements

Education

Educated to degree level or have similar relevant experience.

Keys Skills and Experience

You will have gained industry experience with similar tools in a software environment and will be responsible for the detailed engineering roadmap. Working closely with Product Management and Engineering Technical Leads you will endeavour to deliver the correct features for each release.

In priority order, experience with and highly competent at:

• Previous role as technical architect, product owner or similar
• Technical leadership of the product and team
• At least fifteen years commercial experience in a C/C++/Fortran software environment
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix and system software e.g. kernel
• The ability to handle conflicting priorities
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated approach to project work

Desirable Skills and Experience

The following is a selection of skills that shall likely be developed during this role. You do not need any of these to apply or succeed in your application.

In priority order, experience with and competent at:

• Excellent knowledge of Agile development frameworks such as Scrum
• Knowledge of operating system, compiler and debugger internals – for example experience of developing or contributing to GDB or similar open source projects
• High performance computing applications, libraries or parallel programming

This position is for our office on the outskirts of the beautiful medieval town of Warwick, where you will be steps away from the Warwickshire countryside and a vibrant night life in nearby Leamington Spa. You will be expected to travel to events, other Arm offices and occasionally meet with our partners.

At Arm, we are guided by our core beliefs that reflect our rare culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape extraordinary:

We not I

• Take daily responsibility to make the Global Arm community thrive.
• No individual owns the right answer. Brilliance is collective.
• Information is crucial, share it.
• Realise that we win when we collaborate — and that everyone misses out when we don’t.

Passion for progress

• Our differences are our strength. Widen and mix up your network of connections.
• Difficult things can take unexpected directions. Stick with it.
• Make feedback positive and expansive, not negative and narrow.
• The essence of progress is that it can’t stop. Grow with it and own your own progress.

Be your brilliant self

• Be quirky not egocentric.
• Recognise the power in saying ‘I don’t know’.
• Make trust our default position.
• Hold strong opinions lightly.

Arm has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

#LI-SH1

Benefits

Your particular benefits package will depend on position and type of employment and may be subject to change. Your package will be confirmed on offer of employment. Arm’s benefits program provides permanent employees with the opportunity to stay innovative and healthy, ensure the wellness of their families, and create a positive working environment.

• Annual Bonus Plan
• Discretionary Cash Award
• Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced company contribution
• Medical, Travel, Health & Life Insurances
• Holiday, 25 days annual leave with option to buy an additional 5 days per year
• Sabbatical, 20 paid days every four-year of service
• Volunteering, One (1) paid working day each year (TeamARM)
• Varies by location: cycle to work, free car parking, gym on site, team and social events

About Arm

Arm® technology is at the heart of a computing and connectivity revolution that is transforming the way people live and businesses operate. From the unmissable to the invisible; our advanced, energy-efficient processor designs are enabling the intelligence in 86 billion silicon chips and securely powering products from the sensor to the smartphone to the supercomputer. With more than 1,000 technology partners including the world’s most famous business and consumer brands, we are driving Arm innovation into all areas compute is happening inside the chip, the network and the cloud.

With offices around the world, Arm is a diverse community of dedicated, innovative and highly talented professionals. By enabling an inclusive, meritocratic and open workplace where all our people can grow and succeed, we encourage our people to share their unique contributions to Arm's success in the global marketplace.