Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Compilers

Are you interested in working on pioneering compiler technology whilst helping to lead and develop our team of dedicated engineers to achieve their full potential? We have an opening for an exciting and varied role in our GNU Tools team in Cambridge, UK.

In this role you will collaborate with the GNU community, contributing to the open-source GCC compiler and other GNU projects, to make the best use of Arm architectural features such as SVE and SME.

You may also help analyse and improve the performance of applications and benchmarks running on Arm hardware.

Previous experience working with GNU or other compiler toolchains will be desirable.,

• Identify and implement changes to GCC compiler, libraries and open source applications to optimise benchmark workloads.


• Improve the open-source GNU framework to better support Arm architectural features and core designs.


• Participate in the open source GNU community, including reviews upstream and opportunities to attend and present at developer meetings.


• Develop our automated test frameworks to defend the functionality and performance of our tools.


• Mentor junior members of the team to help grow their skills.
  
  C and/or C++ programming.


• Advanced experience of low level software or hardware development that require looking at computer architecture specifications like compilers, debuggers, models, etc


• Effective communication skills to influence internal or external partners.


• Application of software methodologies, tools, and processes including code review.


• Mentoring, guiding, and supporting personal and professional development in an engineering setting.


Note: Training may be provided if you have only a subset of these key skills.

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :

The following is a selection of skills used across our projects.

You do not need to have experience with any of these to apply or succeed in your application.

• Open source community citizenship including code commits and reviews.


• Basic Linux administration, particularly installation and maintenance.


• Optimising code for performance.
  
  At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation 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., Power the Future on Arm


Working in software engineering at Arm is about shaping a future of technology for which we don't yet have words. Our engineers lead innovation in physical Ip, AI and machine learning, cloud architecture, automotive tech, and every aspect of computing that matters.

Spanning software's full spectrum, from compilers to AI-powered IoT and beyond, your code can enable virtually anything to be produced on silicon. Whether you're developing award-winning VR gaming or life-enhancing medical equipment, you can improve the lives of millions by being your brilliant self at Arm., Life in the office doesn't get any better - especially when those offices are as sleek as ours and the people there are creative and compassionate. Combine that with our popular 'we, not I' mindset, and you enjoy the kind of teamwork and togetherness rarely found elsewhere. We share so much in common, not least the same passion for progress, but we also welcome each other's diversity. Ultimately, we love to inspire and be inspired every day.