Applications Engineer

Applications Engineering is a multifaceted and wide-ranging role that combines deep technical expertise with outstanding interpersonal skills. As a Performance Applications Engineer at Arm, you will mainly work with our partners to guide them through difficult and exciting software technical challenges!

• Engage with Arm’s partners through web portal and virtual meetings to tackle sophisticated performance debug and optimization problems revolving around Arm IP and Arm-based systems.
• Help debug hardware performance issues during the SoC bring‑up stage.
• Support Arm’s performance debug tools to help partners understand how hardware features impact workloads and how to tune hardware and software to achieve the highest level of performance.
• Develop and present training courses on Arm’s SoC, performance tooling, and processes to partner development teams.
• Collaborate closely with other product engineering groups, acting as the voice of the customer to motivate change and improve existing products through raising defects, reviewing documentation, and crafting software examples and knowledge articles to facilitate proactive learning.

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (other subject areas will also be considered with meaningful experience).
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in workload performance debug and optimization.
• Experience doing performance analysis for industry‑standard benchmarks and workloads on real and simulated platforms.
• Experience with software performance analysis and debug tools and applications, including perf().
• Understanding of processor macro and micro‑architecture.
• Comprehension of the interaction between software and hardware.
• Plentiful experience crafting and debugging software in C and C++.

• Strong foundational knowledge of SoC architectures, particularly CPU clusters, interconnects, and memory subsystems.
• Experience using software debuggers, compilers, modeling solutions, and simulation.
• Familiarity with Arm products and Arm’s software ecosystem.
• Experience working directly with external and internal customers.
• Ability to learn new hardware system features quickly.
• Ability to take on explorative work individually.

We offer an encouraging, friendly, and high‑performing environment where you can learn and develop the skills needed to succeed. The compensation package is competitive and includes a hybrid office‑home work scheme, excellent work‑life balance, and an accepting and collaborative work culture that fosters personal career and technical development.

$191,100 – $258,500 per year. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

We want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email  All accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality and will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation.

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 do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Arm’s hybrid approach is centred on flexibility, allowing teams to determine their own pattern of office and remote work. Details of the model for each role will be shared upon application.