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The Future of Infrastructure is Built on Arm. Now we are building new software teams to take us to the next level.\nJob Overview:\nArm is seeking a skilled, experienced, and highly motivated Software Technical Lead located in Sophia Antipolis, to join our Software Engineering group. As a member of the System Solutions team, you will have the opportunity to enable the evolution of Arm AGI CPU software ecosystem. You will be working with a distributed team spread across Arm’s worldwide engineering centers.\nResponsibilities:\nAre you are looking for a unique opportunity to build and lead a successful firmware team transforming AI Infrastructure landscape? We would like to hear from you!\nYou will provide technical expertise and leadership to the team, including leading and line managing an experienced firmware team.\nYou will drive the team to accomplish its goals and continuously improve performance.\nYou will analyse industry specs, roadmap requirements, break down tasks, and help implement project plans.\nYou will collaborate closely with technical leads, technology managers, and distributed development teams to deliver roadmap commitments.\nYou will be actively involved in software design and creation of software stacks for Arm’s reference platforms, and lead development practices for best-in-class software efficiency, quality, and predictability.\nRequired Skills and Experience:\nYou have experience and skills for people management, including recruiting, managing talent, team building, and developing team members.\nYou have a strong background in embedded C programming, with proven skills in debugging and optimizing system software components.\nYou possess expertise in Linux development (OS fundamentals, device drivers and kernel modules), and a good understanding of computer architecture and microarchitecture concepts, ideally for the Arm architecture.\nYou have experience across the full software lifecycle, from concept to delivery and maintenance. You’re familiar with Agile development, CI, and automated testing.\nYou have experience collaborating with and contributing to open-source projects such as Linux kernel, TF-A, TF-M, UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC.\n“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:\nExperience in development and validation of production quality firmware in server segment.\nExperience with OpenBMC project.\nFamiliarity with technologies such as RAS, hypervisors, CXL, power management, secure boot.\nExperience with Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices\nIn Return:\nYou'll enjoy a flexible work environment that supports work-life balance, and be part of an innovative team working on cutting-edge technology. Our offices are designed to foster creativity and teamwork, and we welcome versatile individuals who are eager to grow and become recognized experts within our team. Join us and thrive in a diverse and inclusive culture that values your contributions and celebrates your success.\nOur 10x Mindset\nAt 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\nUse of AI in Your Application\nAt 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  so we can support you.\nRecruitment Adjustments and Accommodations\nAt Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email . 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.\nHybrid Working\nArm’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. 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