Staff Team Lead - System Software
ArmJob Title
Staff Team Lead - System Software
Role Summary
Lead a small engineering team delivering an embedded Linux distribution and system software for Arm AI hardware. You will own implementation, integration and delivery of kernel, drivers, device tree and userspace components, coordinate with architects and project managers, and manage hiring, development and performance.
Experience Level
Senior - technical leader and line manager. Relevant experience leading engineering teams and delivering embedded Linux/system software is expected; no specific years-of-experience stated.
Responsibilities
The role combines hands-on system software work with team leadership and delivery coordination.
- Line-manage a team of approximately five engineers: hiring, development, performance reviews.
- Integrate, configure, build and test a complete Linux distribution (kernel, drivers, userspace) for target platforms.
- Define, estimate, plan and deliver team work; coordinate with architects, technical leads and project managers.
- Bring up software on virtual platforms, FPGA prototypes and hardware; analyse and improve system software performance.
Requirements
Key technical and leadership requirements. Education not specified in the source.
- Must-have: Experience planning and delivering work for a small engineering team and coordinating with other teams.
- Expertise integrating, configuring, building and testing Linux-based systems using tools such as Yocto, Buildroot, Bazel or Blaze (Yocto preferred).
- Good understanding of upstream contribution processes for open-source projects.
- Proven experience leading and developing engineers; effective cross-team communicator.
- Comfortable working hands-on with system bring-up and performance analysis.
- Nice-to-have: Sufficient C to develop and review changes; experience bringing up software from virtual platforms through FPGA to silicon; knowledge of Arm AArch64 architecture.
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.
