Staff Software Engineer - QA

Job Title

Staff Software Engineer - QA

Role Summary

Senior technical role in Arm's System Solutions software organization focused on validation and quality assurance for Arm Neoverse–based platforms. The role leads validation strategy, test development, silicon bring-up support and release readiness across firmware, system software and platform integration.

Salary range: £97,300 - £131,700 per year.

Experience Level

Senior level (Staff). Significant practical experience in system software, firmware validation, and platform-level quality engineering is expected.

Responsibilities

Lead validation and quality activities across the product lifecycle and provide technical leadership to a validation team.

• Define and drive validation architectures, test strategies, and coverage models from component to full-system level.
• Develop functional, regression, stress, stability, and performance tests for embedded Linux stacks and firmware.
• Lead pre-silicon and post-silicon validation: simulation, emulation, FPGA prototyping, silicon bring-up and system debug.
• Identify quality gaps and implement targeted test solutions across firmware, software, hardware and platform interactions.
• Provide technical mentorship and promote standard methodologies in test design, automation, debugging and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

Must-have:

• Proven experience in quality assurance, firmware validation or system software engineering for platform/embedded products.
• Deep knowledge of validation methodologies, test architecture and quality engineering practices for firmware and system software.
• Strong programming and debugging skills in C/C++; scripting experience (Python, Shell, or Perl) for automation and tooling.
• Solid understanding of embedded Linux stacks: services, device drivers, kernel interactions and platform integration.
• Experience across pre-silicon and post-silicon validation workflows (simulation, emulation, FPGA, bring-up, system-level debug).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines and repository management (GitLab/GitHub).
• Familiarity with firmware standards such as UEFI, ACPI, SMBIOS, Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, SPDM and secure boot.
• Experience with Arm-based SoCs, server or infrastructure platforms.
• Mentoring or line-management experience.

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.