Principal Software Engineer

Job Title

Principal Software Engineer

Role Summary

Lead technical development and delivery of system software for Arm Neoverse–based platforms, from pre-silicon bring-up and validation to production firmware on silicon. Provide technical and people leadership for a focus group delivering platform capabilities that affect robustness, performance, observability, and user experience.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 16+ years of industry experience building complex system software and proven people leadership.

Responsibilities

Accountable for technical direction, delivery quality, and team development while remaining technically engaged.

• Set direction and priorities for the team; define goals and delegate to enable reliable delivery aligned to platform strategy.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers; provide clear technical guidance and oversight of delivery.
• Participate in design discussions, review critical designs and code, and contribute hands‑on to unblock the team.
• Coordinate with peer engineering teams, QA, and customer-facing stakeholders to ensure coherent platform delivery.
• Represent the team in technical reviews and contribute to platform-level architecture and delivery decisions.

Requirements

Core technical and leadership qualifications (must-have) followed by desirable skills (nice-to-have).

• Must-have: 16+ years building complex system software with proven people leadership and delivery track record.
• Must-have: Firmware development experience across pre-silicon bring-up and production-quality firmware on silicon (preferably Arm-based).
• Must-have: System software experience for infrastructure-scale platforms and features such as RAS, virtualization, power management, BMC, telemetry, debug, and diagnostics.
• Must-have: Strong technical judgment, experience assessing trade-offs, managing technical risk, and sustaining long-term software quality; familiarity with testing strategies, CI, and release considerations.
• Must-have: Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills across sites and disciplines.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in server or customer-facing production environments; understanding of system architecture (preferably Arm), OS fundamentals, bootloaders, and device drivers.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with open-source/upstream communities and working in globally distributed teams.

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.