GPU IP Software Technical Lead

Job Title

GPU IP Software Technical Lead

Role Summary

Lead technical coordination of software delivery for a GPU IP development programme, aligning component teams, architects and programme priorities. This is a technical leadership role focused on planning, risk management and cross-team alignment rather than day-to-day individual coding.

Experience Level

Senior-level technical lead. No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Provide system-level software leadership across multiple teams to ensure coherent planning, integration and validation for GPU features and hardware changes.

• Assess how new GPU features and hardware changes affect the software stack and dependencies.
• Coordinate ownership, delivery plans and validation needs across several component teams.
• Identify and communicate technical, integration, validation, schedule and resourcing risks early.
• Support timely decisions and provide accurate visibility of software readiness to the programme.
• Encourage system-level thinking and support software development, security and functional-safety practices where relevant.

Requirements

Essential technical skills and demonstrable experience for leading cross-team software delivery.

• Background in low-level, embedded or systems software with a sound understanding of hardware–software interaction.
• Proven experience guiding technical work across multiple engineering teams through collaboration and influence.
• Ability to reason across system behaviour, dependencies, integration needs, risk and validation.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain technical choices and trade-offs to varied audiences.
• Delivery experience within a product programme with cross-group deliverables and changing priorities.

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of GPU architecture, device drivers, firmware, compilers, graphics or compute software.
• Familiarity with Linux, Android, embedded platforms, SoC bring-up or hardware validation.
• Experience working with silicon, platform, product, customer or partner engineering teams.
• Understanding of functional safety, secure development, or other regulated development processes.
• Experience contributing to system specifications, validation strategies or technical readiness criteria.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.