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Do you want to use your technical and leadership skills to help drive your career?\nArm is seeking highly skilled and motivated engineers to join our Agile driver development team producing key components for the next generation Mali™ products! We work closely with the multi-disciplined engineering teams across Arm's European design centres, being in constant contact with both Software and Hardware engineers as well as Architects.\nWe have a consistent track record of building up expertise in people, so this is an excellent opportunity for learning new things in a friendly and collaborative environment. Join a multinational, dynamic and highly motivated software development group with great work ethics where you will enjoy the support of your colleagues while being challenged by exciting technical problems. If you like producing high quality, high performance SW and solving sophisticated technical problems, then we would love to hear from you.\nWhat you will be involved with:\nDesigning, developing, maintaining and improving instrumentation framework and tools. You will gain an inside view into the designs and workings of a modern GPU hardware and software system and then use that knowledge to build flexible frameworks to enable a diverse range of users to monitor and improve system performance. Your contributions will influence the implementation for billions of devices.\nDay to day activities would include:\nParticipating in all phases of development of the software including design, implementation, debugging, estimating and breaking down tasks, testing and documentation.\nPerforming design and code reviews for other team members.\nWorking closely with other HW and SW teams for interfacing and integrating with other components.\nUnderstanding the requirements of other teams and inventing creative solutions to meet them.\nAbout GPU Engineering\nGPU Engineering produces media processing hardware and software products for mobile, embedded and automotive industries. Our Mali™ Graphics Processor is the #1 shipping GPU. Now we are entering into a new growth phase to provide new technologies and products for new and existing markets and are looking for hardworking people to join the team.\nIn GPU Engineering you will work with the world's best companies, making world-leading products based on our IP alongside the best engineers in the world. We are a distributed team working across numerous sites and cultures. Your ideas will make a difference and you will have the opportunity to lead, challenge the status quo and ultimately change the world of media processing.\nRequired Skills & Experience :\nExperience in using or creating profiling tools.\nExtensive expertise in C/C++ programming, with a strong ability to design and optimize complex software architectures.\nExceptional problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to analyze and resolve highly complex software and system issues.\nUnderstanding and interest in computer architecture, embedded systems, and hardware-software interactions.\n'Nice to Have' skills and experience:\nInsight into the workings of the GPU graphics pipeline.\nKnowledge of OpenGL ES and Vulkan APIs.\nAdditional Information:\nPlease note that no relocation package is available for this role.\nIf skilled worker sponsorship is required, Arm will meet costs associated with sponsorship for the employer only. All fees associated with the individual’s application e.g. visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge, will be the responsibility of the successful candidate.\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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