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You will architect how performance data is captured, correlated, and exposed across complex SoCs, enabling performance analysis, optimization, and silicon debug. Working with silicon, power, and SoC architects, performance analysis engineers, and software and tooling teams, you will help shape the performance observability capabilities of future Arm platforms.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nDefine system-level performance telemetry architecture, including hardware counters, events, metrics, traces, and data collection across CPUs, accelerators, memory, interconnects, I/O, and multi-die SoCs.\nDrive architecture specifications and performance analysis methodologies for workload characterization, bottleneck identification, and system optimization across Arm-based cloud, edge, and physical AI platforms.\nArchitect mechanisms to collect, correlate, and expose performance telemetry across SoC components and hardware-software layers for performance analysis and debugging.\nCollaborate with SoC architects, performance modeling and analysis engineers, and profiling teams to translate performance and debug needs into hardware telemetry requirements.\nProvide architectural guidance to software, firmware, and tooling teams to enable effective use of hardware telemetry for profiling, software optimization, and platform deployment.\nSupport silicon bring-up, performance validation, and debug while providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary architecture, hardware, and software teams.\nRequired Experience and Skills\nRelevant experience in system architecture, performance engineering, performance analysis, profiling, or performance modeling for complex compute platforms.\nStrong understanding of heterogeneous SoC architectures, including CPUs, accelerators, memory systems, interconnects, I/O, and multi-die systems.\nExperience with hardware performance counters, events, traces, profiling infrastructure, or system-level observability, and the ability to translate performance analysis needs into telemetry requirements.\nHands-on experience with profiling tools such as NVIDIA Nsight, Intel VTune, Linux perf, Arm Streamline, Arm Performance Studio, or equivalent tools.\nStrong understanding of performance analysis methodologies, including workload characterization, bottleneck identification, latency and bandwidth analysis, and power-performance optimization.\nUnderstanding of how hardware telemetry is exposed and consumed across firmware, operating systems, virtualization layers, runtimes, and developer tools.\nExperience collaborating with cross functional teams, with strong communication and technical leadership skills.\nNice To Have\nExperience with silicon bring-up, performance validation, debug, or hardware-software performance correlation.\nExperience with cloud-scale performance observability, capacity planning, workload placement, or infrastructure optimization.\nUnderstanding of platform power management, thermal behavior, RAS, and their impact on performance.\nSalary Range:\n$249,900-$338,100 per yearWe value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.\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. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.\nEqual Opportunities\nArm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. 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