CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer – Release & Defect Lead

Cambridge, United KingdomFull-time2026-09-22 → 2026-10-21
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Lead post-silicon firmware releases and defect management for Arm's datacenter SoC software projects, coordinating engineering environment needs and cross-team delivery.

Role type

Staff/Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure Solutions)

Builds

Production-ready firmware for datacenter SoC platforms

Domain

Semiconductor / System Software / Infrastructure

Required skills

Firmware development, Low-level system software, Release management, Defect management, System integration, Validation processes, Hardware debug environments, Cross-team coordination

Preferred skills

Server-class SoC knowledge, Trusted Firmware-A, UEFI EDK II, Linux, OpenBMC, CI/CD, Release automation

Technologies

Trusted Firmware-A, UEFI EDK II, SCP/MCP firmware, Linux, OpenBMC

Responsibilities

Lead release planning, readiness, and quality for firmware; Own defect triage and prioritization; Coordinate development environment requirements; Align priorities and resolve issues across teams and sites

Seniority

Staff/Principal, hands-on IC with leadership