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Staff Performance Engineer

Job ID 2024-12243 Date posted May. 12, 2025 Location Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Category Software Engineering Apply

Job Overview:

Want to work with a team of performance and software engineers building Server infrastructure and solving meaningful problems? You’ll need to have architecture and software development skills, in addition to being able to think creatively. Performance engineering is crucial to push the limits of Arm designs and ensuring both hardware and software are well optimized, and with our team, you will have the opportunity to work directly with other hard-working performance engineers.

Responsibilities:

As an expert performance engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Drive & investigate performance of real-world server use-cases and build workloads to model them
  • Develop and enhance innovative tools for architectural/microarchitectural exploration and performance analysis
  • Identify bottlenecks across software, micro-architecture, and architecture through workload characterization
  • Investigate & resolve performance degradation incidents through root cause analysis
  • Create and maintain performance test plans, strategies, and reports to validate the system’s ability to scale under expected user loads
  • Collaborate with multiple design teams developing Server IP across the organization

Required Skills and Experience :

  • 5+ years of experience with SOC pre-silicon & post-silicon performance analysis
  • Deep understanding of general-purpose CPU microarchitecture, including processor pipelines, caches, memory hierarchy, & also system component interdependencies including memory and I/O systems
  • Experience understanding workload performance bottlenecks across HW and SW stack
  • Obtained a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
  • Strong programming experience in C, C++ and scripting & comfortable with Linux and Linux tools

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

  • Experience with SOC bringup
  • Background or experience in server applications and system and software debug
  • Knowledge of systems impacting uncore performance like Interconnect, PCIe & GPU
  • Experience in ML frameworks and optimizations

In Return:

At Arm, we are guided by our core beliefs that reflect our rare culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to surpass ordinary and shape extraordinary:

We not I

  • Take daily responsibility to make the Global Arm community thrive
  • No individual is responsible for the right answer. Brilliance is collective!
  • Information is crucial, share it
  • Realize that we win when we collaborate — and that everyone misses out when we don’t

Passion for progress

  • Our differences are our strength. Widen and mix up your network of connections
  • Difficult things can take unexpected directions. Stick with it
  • Make feedback positive and expansive, not negative and narrow!
  • The essence of progress is that it can’t stop. Grow with it and lead your own progress

Be your brilliant self

  • Be quirky not egocentric
  • Recognize the power in saying ‘I don’t know’

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 any characteristic.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Salary Range:

$191,100-$258,500 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.

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.

Drive change on Arm

At Arm, you'll influence 95% of the world's connected devices and all their applications. From healthcare and infrastructure to virtual reality, you'll affect nearly all industries worldwide, racing toward new milestones and achievements together.

Revolutionary Benefits

Health and Wellness

We create a safe space for you to nurture both your physical and mental wellbeing.

Work and Life Success

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Financial Rewards

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Development and Support

We foster professional and personal development, building a supportive community where everyone can thrive.

Life 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.

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