Technical Director, Infrastructure SoC Software

Job Overview:

Arm is redefining what is possible in cloud and data center computing. Our Neoverse platforms are helping power the next generation of infrastructure - combining advanced silicon with the system software required to turn ambitious technology into production-ready solutions.

We have a requirement for a Technical Director in the infrastructure solutions software team in our CE-SW group to join in a technical leadership role for a globally distributed software engineering team delivering highly complex software for our cloud and data center products

This is an opportunity to make an impact at scale!

Responsibilities:

You will:

• Provide technical direction and expertise to the team and ensure strong technical progress across SoC, firmware and system validation from pre-silicon through silicon bring-up and production readiness.
• Partner with senior leaders across hardware, software, architecture and product teams to align with technology and delivery strategy and drive key decisions at the organisation level.
• Actively analyse product requirements, architecture specs and industry standards to drive software design. Lead development practices for best-in-class software efficiency, quality, and predictability

Required Skills and Experience :

• Extensive experience delivering complex system software and technical leadership of large, globally distributed engineering organizations within embedded or infrastructure SoC space.
• Strong technical background in System-on-Chip (SoC), firmware, platform software and system-level validation across pre-silicon and silicon environments.
• Deep expertise low-level systems, including bootloaders, device drivers, OS fundamentals (preferably Linux), and a good understanding of computer architecture.
• Excellent technical judgement, leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to influence senior collaborators and drive decisions across engineering organizations.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

• Knowledge of server-class SoCs, including RAS, power management, PCI Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), memory and virtualization.
• Familiarity with the Linux kernel, Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC or Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).
• An ideal candidate would have acted in technical lead capacity for teams of 100+ engineers within SoC space.

In Return:

If you want to shape how the next generation of Arm infrastructure technology reaches production, you will have the opportunity to lead a critical engineering function, influence technology and product decisions, and build an internationally spread organization responsible for the quality and readiness of some of our most sophisticated infrastructure platforms.

Join us and help define what world-class system validation looks like at Arm!

Additional Information

Please note that a relocation package (including visa sponsorship support) is available for this role, for candidates who require it.

Salary Range:

Cambridge: £168,300 - £227,700

Sophia Antipolis: €136,800 - €185,000

Bangalore: ₹11,025,000 - ₹18,375,000

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Hybrid Working

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Equal Opportunities

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