Principal Engineering Platform AI Architect

Job Overview:

The Principal Eng Plat AI Architect sets direction for how AI is embedded across Arm's engineering platforms, toolchains and workflows. Reporting to the Director of Engineering Platforms & AI Architecture, the role turns fast-moving AI capabilities into scalable, secure and supportable target architectures, roadmaps and reusable patterns.

The remit covers AI applied to silicon design and verification, software development, CI/CD, developer platforms, technical computing including HPC, EDA, engineering data and knowledge, and the CLI, IDE, API, chat and batch interfaces engineers use. This role determines what can reuse common AI foundations, what needs adaptation and where engineering-specific capabilities are justified.

This is a senior individual contributor role, leading through expertise and influence. It partners with the Senior Principal Bus App AI Architect and Director Eng Platform Architecture so common principles and controls work with specialist Engineering patterns. Product, platform, delivery and service owners remain accountable for implementation and operation.

Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the target architecture and roadmaps for AI-enabled engineering across software development, build, verification, test, design and engineering operations.
• Turn Engineering priorities and external market insight into clear choices on build, buy, reuse, platform fit and lifecycle, reducing fragmentation and avoidable vendor dependency.
• Create practical patterns for engineering agents, retrieval, model access, tool use, orchestration, context, evaluation, observability and production support.
• Define supported integration patterns across source control, CI/CD, artefact management, IDEs, command-line tools, APIs, schedulers, technical compute and specialist engineering platforms.
• Set architecture for identity propagation, secrets, permissions, tool and command execution, human approval, traceability, failure handling and safe shutdown.
• Shape how AI accesses source code, specifications, build and verification results, design artefacts, telemetry and engineering knowledge while protecting provenance, quality, confidentiality and intellectual property.
• Lead significant Engineering AI design decisions and contribute specialist expertise to design authority, balancing scale, latency, concurrency, resilience, cost and supportability from experiment through production.
• Partner with the Senior Principal Bus App AI Architect, Platform Architecture, Data, Security, Engineering and service leaders, and develop capability through mentoring and reusable guidance.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A record of leading architecture for complex engineering platforms, developer environments or technical-computing ecosystems at scale.
• Experience designing production AI solutions, including generative AI, agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation, model integration and evaluation.
• Strong architecture knowledge across source control, CI/CD, artefact management, build systems, developer tooling, APIs, events, IDE and command-line workflows.
• Experience designing for demanding distributed or compute-intensive workloads, including throughput, latency, concurrency, scheduling, capacity, resilience and cost.
• Knowledge of identity, authorisation, secrets, privileged execution, software supply-chain controls, auditability and safe failure for AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience defining target architectures, reference patterns and non-functional requirements, and guiding services from experimentation into reliable production operation.
• The ability to influence senior Engineering and technology leaders, translate between specialists and enterprise teams, and build commitment without reporting-line authority.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience with semiconductor or SoC development, EDA, verification, simulation or related engineering workflows.
• Experience designing agents that interact with code, tools, jobs or technical workflows, including tool-protocol ecosystems.
• Contribution to engineering or AI architecture communities, standards, research, open source or technology partnerships.

In Return:

Joining Arm means being part of a world-class team that is high-reaching and determined to achieve outstanding results. You will collaborate with industry leaders and innovators, contributing to flawless service builds that improve our global operations. We provide an encouraging and inclusive environment that encourages continuous learning and professional growth. Your success is our success, and together we can build services that compete on the world stage!

Our 10x Mindset

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

Use of AI in Your Application

At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI-supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact accommodations@arm.com so we can support you.

Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations

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

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

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.