Senior Software Engineer â Runtimes and Architecture

Senior Software Engineer â Runtimes and Architecture

• Work with architects to suggest or improve proposals, as appropriate.
• Own and be accountable for specific investigations, with guidance where appropriate.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Arm to improve the Arm architecture, and to ensure it is effectively used.
• Contribute to open-source software projects and engage with open-source communities.
• Contribute to documentation efforts (including internal documentation and external blog posts) to communicate findings.
• Help develop tooling and automation to support the above activities.

• A flexible, problem‑solving approach, and a commitment to extend the breadth and depth of knowledge.
• Experience working on language runtimes, compilers or similar technologies.
• Strong programming skills in at least one of C, C++ or Rust.
• Familiarity with assembly language and low‑level development for AArch
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• Familiarity with Linux performance analysis tools and system‑level performance tuning.
• Familiarity with build systems and CI.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects.

In return

You will have the opportunity to learn about and influence the latest Arm architecture features, working closely with highly skilled engineering teams on ground‑breaking technology. You will collaborate with diverse compiler and runtime teams and open‑source communities, contributing to language implementations used by millions of developers worldwide. You will be empowered to continually identify and roll out improvements to our ways of working.

If skilled worker sponsorship is required, Arm will meet costs associated with sponsorship for the employer only. All fees associated with the individual’s application e.g. visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge, will be the responsibility of the successful candidate.

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