Senior Firmware Developer

Job Title

Senior Firmware Developer

Role Summary

Hands-on individual contributor responsible for designing, implementing, debugging and integrating firmware and low-level system software for automotive compute subsystems. Collaborates with technical leads and architects to enable partners and customers to demonstrate platform capabilities.

Experience Level

Senior — the role expects an experienced engineer. The posting specifies 5+ years of hands-on firmware and device driver development with recent, regular coding at OS kernel or bare-metal level.

Responsibilities

Primary day-to-day responsibilities include development, optimization and delivery of production-quality low-level software.

• Design, implement, debug and integrate firmware and low-level system components.
• Develop core firmware and device drivers for automotive compute subsystems.
• Write, review and maintain production-quality C, assembly and Yocto-based code.
• Analyze and optimize CPU, GPU, I/O and memory usage across the system.
• Plan and prioritize engineering work packages with project management and tech leadership.
• Mentor engineers and enforce high code quality and maintainability standards.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and practical experience.

• 5+ years hands-on experience designing and developing firmware and device drivers; recent, regular coding at OS kernel or bare-metal level.
• Strong C and Assembly programming skills; experience delivering production code.
• Proven track record of contributing core features, drivers or low-level system components in recent roles.
• Deep familiarity with low-level compute infrastructures and system performance analysis.
• Knowledge of Arm architectures and Arm Trusted Firmware is highly valued.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with system languages such as C++ or Rust.
• Fluency with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Experience with Zephyr RTOS, FreeRTOS or Safety RTOS variants.
• Familiarity with open-source projects such as TF-A, TF-M, U-Boot and Xen.
• Knowledge of automotive standards, protocols and safety-domain software stacks.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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.