Platform and Application Engineer

Job Description:

We are looking for dedicated Software and DevOps engineers to join our team in Cambridge. This role has significant impact in improving the engineering experience at Arm!

The Engineering Platform Services teams deliver the platforms, tools, and systems required to develop our software and hardware IP. In this group, the Cloudbees CI team supports Cloudbees CI (Jenkins Enterprise) used company-wide by engineers. They also provide libraries, guidelines, and standard methodologies for optimizing use of the service.

As a Senior Engineer at Arm, you will own technical deliveries, with responsibility from requirements through to planning, implementation, and delivery and will participate in production support and our paid on-call rota for high impact incident response.

At the heart of our approach is a genuine passion for improving the lives of other Engineers at Arm. We maintain a complete focus on delivering solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

Working hands-on with a variety of technologies, to provide an outstanding engineering experience for Arm's hardware and software engineers. The domains and areas include:

• Software builds and test solutions using CI/CD, binary, secret, and test management.
• Developing services using SaaS, cloud-based environments, and large-scale clustered compute.
• Exploiting virtualisation and cloud technologies using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Engineering experience - improving the daily life and efficiency of engineers across Arm.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 4 to 8 years working experience in the DevOps field.
• Demonstrable background in Software Development and Build.
• A good understanding of the software development lifecycle!
• Strong experience with at least one programming language (Python, Groovy, Java, Golang, C, C++).
• Experience with Cloudbees CI or Jenkins Pipelines.
• Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Experience of Linux-based infrastructure build, provisioning, and maintenance.
• Good knowledge of Cloud services. Experience of at least one of the following: AWS (preferred), Azure, Google Cloud Platform.
• Demonstrable experience in Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience working in a Platform Engineering environment. This includes a focus on developer experience and efficiency. It also involves enabling self-service access to infrastructure and systems through automation.
• Experience of Microservice Software development.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools or techniques to improve engineering efficiency, productivity, and developer workflows.

In Return:

We will provide the training and environment to excel in this role. We offer a hybrid approach to remote and office working and strive to provide an adaptable experience for all employees and to promote a strong collaborative environment.

Our 10x Mindset

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

Use of AI in Your Application

At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI-supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected] so we can support you.

Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.