Staff Software Engineer – Release & Defect Lead

Job Title

Staff Software Engineer – Release & Defect Lead

Role Summary

Lead post-silicon firmware releases and defect management for Arm's datacenter SoC software projects. Coordinate release planning, readiness, quality, development environment needs and cross-team delivery across platforms and sites within the CE-SW Infrastructure Solutions Software team.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Staff/Principal). No explicit years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Lead post-silicon firmware releases: release planning, readiness, quality assurance and delivery across engineering teams and platform configurations.
• Own defect management across releases: establish triage, prioritisation and visibility of release blockers and delivery risks.
• Coordinate CE-SW requirements for post-silicon development environments: development boards, system configurations, debug equipment and lab capacity across projects and sites.
• Collaborate across Arm locations and engineering teams to align priorities, resolve dependencies and improve firmware delivery effectiveness.

Requirements

Must-have:

• Proven experience in firmware or low-level system software and delivering production-quality software for complex systems.
• Experience leading software releases, defect management or system integration activities across multiple engineering teams in the SoC domain.
• Good understanding of post-silicon firmware development: software integration, validation, release processes and hardware debug environments.
• Strong technical judgement, problem-solving and cross-team communication skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of server-class SoCs and production firmware for infrastructure platforms.
• Familiarity with Arm-based technologies such as Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, SCP/MCP firmware, Linux or OpenBMC.
• Experience with CI/CD, release automation, software configuration management, defect tracking or hardware debug environments.

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.