Design and implement high-performance profiling and benchmarking tools for hardware subsystems. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems teams, maintain CI/CD and tests, debug and optimize software across server-class systems, and support early bring-up and performance analysis. Occasional travel for developer collaboration.
Job Overview:
Arm is building the future of computing, together, for everyone. Our technology can be found wherever computing happens - from the tiniest sensor to smartphones, laptops, networking equipment, automotive, robotics to the largest server.
Are you passionate about the intersection of hardware and software? We're seeking a Software Engineer with expertise in server-based systems, eager to collaborate with internal and external developers to deliver high-performance tooling solutions. If you're driven by solving sophisticated technical challenges, this is the role for you.
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Required Skills and Experience :
"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :
In Return:
Arm is building the future of computing, together, for everyone. Our technology can be found wherever computing happens - from the tiniest sensor to smartphones, laptops, networking equipment, automotive, robotics to the largest server.
Are you passionate about the intersection of hardware and software? We're seeking a Software Engineer with expertise in server-based systems, eager to collaborate with internal and external developers to deliver high-performance tooling solutions. If you're driven by solving sophisticated technical challenges, this is the role for you.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop robust software tools to benchmark hardware interfaces and subsystems, aiding the early detection of performance issues across multiple configurations from early bring up.
- Collaborate with global multi-functional teams, including hardware engineers, firmware developers, product managers, and system architects, to deliver integrated solutions.
- Participate in occasional travel for collaboration with internal and external developers.
Required Skills and Experience :
- Ability to code in C/C++ and Python with experience in optimization, debugging, and software engineering.
- Ability to test code, implement and maintain required CI/CD systems, and participate in a Scrum team environment involving multiple sub-teams.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, including cache/memory hierarchy and I/O interfaces.
- Knowledge of Linux system engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, and operating systems).
- Education: A degree or equivalent training in a computer science/engineering subject and 5 or more years' experience in industry or academia.
"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :
- Experience in one or more of kernel-level programming, device drivers, and performance analysis, profiling tools, and optimization techniques, containerization technologies and cloud computing platforms.
- Familiarity with the application of performance measurement benchmarks and ability to write targeted kernels and/or micro-benchmarks.
- A deep background in the system or application performance domain with experience of internet scale platforms and their associated complexity.
In Return:
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