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Principal Applications Engineer

Job ID 2025-14110 Date posted 16/05/2025 Location Austin, Texas Category Applications Engineering
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Job Description:

Applications Engineering is a multifaceted and wide-ranging role that combines deep technical expertise with outstanding interpersonal skills. As a Software Applications Engineer at Arm, you will mainly work with our partners to guide them through difficult and exciting software technical challenges!

Responsibilities:

You will engage with Arm's partners through web portal and virtual meetings to tackle sophisticated software problems revolving around Arm IP and development tools, such as the Arm DS Debugger and Arm Compiler for Embedded. You will help to debug hardware design issues during the SoC bring-up stage. You may also help investigate hardware and application performance issues. As your experience grow, you will develop and present training courses on Arm's IP, tooling, and processes to partner development teams. You will also collaborate closely with other product engineering groups, acting as the voice of the customer to motivate change and improve existing products through raising defects, reviewing documentation, crafting software examples and knowledge articles to facilitate proactive learning.

Required Skills and Experience :

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (other subject areas will also be considered with meaningful experience)
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Applications Engineer or an Embedded Software Development Engineer
  • A deep understanding of microprocessors and/or computer architecture
  • Comprehension of the interaction between software and hardware
  • Plentiful experience crafting and debugging software in C/C++ and assembly
  • Experience using software debuggers, compilers, modeling solutions, and simulation
  • Experience in a support engineering group or function

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Experience working with Arm CoreSight Architecture
  • Knowledge of system interconnects and how it interacts with processors and other IP
  • Knowledge of hardware performance debugging or application performance debugging
  • Familiarity with Arm products and Arm's software ecosystem
  • Used embedded Linux or Android in previous projects
  • An understanding of multi-processor systems, SoC or Compute Sub System design

In Return:

In return, you will be provided with an encouraging, friendly, and high-performing environment where you can learn and develop the skills needed to succeed in this role. Arm offers a competitive benefits package with hybrid office-home work scheme, excellent work-life balance, and an accepting and collaborative work culture to foster personal career and technical development.

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 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 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.

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.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. Within that framework, we empower groups and teams to determine their own particular hybrid working pattern, 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.

Salary Range:

$241,100-$326,100 per year

We 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.

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 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 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.

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