Principal Firmware Release Engineer - #1745562

Arm has built the world’s most pervasive compute architecture, and we’ve led many of the technology revolutions that impact the day-to-day lives of people everywhere. The Future of Infrastructure is Built on Arm. Now we are building new software teams to take us to the next level.

Technology built on Arm is all around us, from industrial and automotive applications, to the IoT, to the desktop and data center. ‘Wherever Computing Happens’, we need to enable Arm by providing software solutions that interface higher-level software stacks with the hardware itself.

Job Overview

Arm is seeking skilled, experienced, and highly motivated Software Team Leader, located in Bristol, to join our Software Engineering group. As a member of the System Solutions team, you will have the opportunity to enable the evolution of Computing Infrastructure using Neoverse CSS. You will be working with a distributed team spread across Arm’s worldwide engineering centers. Your primary responsibilities will include release engineering and version control of production quality firmware releases.

Responsibilities

• Release engineering and branch management for the production firmware releases.
• Providing tested releases of production quality downstream firmware to partners.
• Development of release plans in collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Documentation of release notes and effective communication to internal and external collaborators
• Management of entire release process, including branch management and all aspects of software version control.
• Management of CI pipelines for downstream firmware release processes.
• Line management, coaching and mentoring to a team of highly skilled software engineers.
  
  

Are you are looking for a unique opportunity to be part of a Firmware release team transforming computing infrastructure landscape? We would like to hear from you!

Required Skills And Experience

• Proven experience in Release management and Release automation of product quality system software.
• Experience in software building and build management – for official downstream software release candidates and formal releases.
• Engineering management experience leading a diverse team spread across multiple locations.
  
  

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience

• Experience in release management of production quality firmware in server segment.
• Hands on experience with Yocto SDK.
• Defect triaging and defect management experience of system software releases.
• Familiarity with QA of platform software for server platforms.
• Familiarity with open-source projects such as Linux Kernel, TF-A, EDK II and OpenBMC.
  
  

In Return

Arm Neoverse is the foundation for the next era of digital infrastructure. This role provides an outstanding opportunity to develop and contribute to the success of Arm Neoverse CSS based solutions.

Accommodations at Arm

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 at Arm

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 at Arm

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.