Software Engineer â Runtimes

Staff Software Engineer - Runtimes Performance

• Identify and implement changes to compilers and managed runtimes to improve the performance of selected workloads and better support Arm architectural features and CPU designs.
• Identify bottlenecks in led language workloads/benchmarks using profiling tools.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Arm to improve the support for the Arm Architecture and CPUs.
• Implement new runtime or compile features and fine-tune existing ones. (e.g. garbage collectors, interpreters, optimisation passes, intrinsics)
• Contribute to open-source software projects and engage with open-source community.
• Help develop the project automated functionality and performance testing frameworks.

• Experience working on managed runtimes, compilers or similar technologies.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++.
• Familiar with performance analysis tools at an assembly level.
• Knowledge of and interest in improving computer architecture and microarchitecture such as CPU pipelines and cache hierarchies.
• Proficiency in software development and methodologies (coding, testing, debugging, reviewing)

• Familiar with Linux performance analysis tools and system level performance tuning.
• Familiar with Agile software development methodology such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Familiar with build systems and CI.
• Familiar with open-source project development and contribution processes.

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You will work directly with upstream communities, contributing to language implementations used by millions of developers worldwide. You will have the opportunity to learn about and influence the latest Arm architecture features and microarchitectural implementations, working closely with highly skilled engineering teams on ground-breaking technology. You will be empowered to continually identify and roll out improvements to our ways of working.

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