Principal Software Engineer - SoC SW Productisation

Job Title

Principal Software Engineer - SoC SW Productisation

Role Summary

Principal Software Engineer in the infrastructure solutions software team within CE-SW, responsible for validating and productising Arm's infrastructure SoC platforms. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with local team leadership and cross-site collaboration.

Primary mission: drive system validation, product readiness and scalable test infrastructure across pre-silicon and silicon environments.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal). Senior technical and people leadership role; significant experience leading engineers and delivering system-level validation for complex SoC/platform software.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include leading a local engineering team and delivering product-ready infrastructure platforms:

• Lead and develop a team of software engineers at the site; provide technical direction, coaching and career development while remaining hands-on.
• Define and drive system validation and productisation plans, including quality criteria and product-readiness activities.
• Develop and advance scalable test infrastructure, CI, regression capabilities and quality metrics.
• Collaborate across Arm locations and engineering teams to manage dependencies and resolve complex system-level issues in pre-silicon and silicon environments.
• Coordinate execution across software engineering, quality, test and release functions to improve coverage and confidence throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required for the role:

• Experience in complex system software with background in SoC, firmware, platform software or system-level validation in pre-silicon and/or silicon environments.
• Proven experience leading and developing software engineers; combined line management and hands-on technical leadership.
• Strong knowledge of software quality, validation methodologies, automated testing, and CI for complex systems.
• Excellent technical judgement, problem-solving and communication skills, with ability to collaborate across distributed engineering teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of server-class SoCs including RAS, power management, PCIe, CXL, memory and virtualization.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel, Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC or KVM.
• Experience with automated system validation, hardware test environments, server farms or CI infrastructure.

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.