Principal Software Engineer
Lead and develop a local software engineering team at Arm validating and productising Neoverse infrastructure SoC platforms — driving system validation plans, CI/regression test infrastructure, and pre-/post-silicon readiness. Requires strong system software validation experience (SoC, firmware, platform software) plus hands-on technical and people leadership.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong experience testing complex system software, with technical background in SoC, firmware, platform software or system-level validation across pre-silicon and/or silicon environments
- Proven experience leading and developing software engineers, combining line management with hands-on technical leadership
- Strong knowledge of software quality, validation methodologies, automated testing, CI and product readiness for complex systems
- Excellent technical judgement, problem-solving and communication skills, with ability to collaborate across engineering teams and geographical locations
Nice to have
- Knowledge of server-class SoCs, including RAS, power management, PCI Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), memory and virtualization
- Familiarity with the Linux kernel, Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC or KVM
- Experience with automated system validation, hardware test environments, server farms or continuous integration infrastructure
Full description
Principal Software Engineer
Arm is redefining what is possible in cloud and data center computing. Our Neoverse platforms are helping power a new era of infrastructure – combining advanced silicon with the system software required to turn ambitious technology into production-ready solutions.
Are you excited by solving complex system-level problems, leading engineers and ensuring sophisticated SoC platforms are ready for production?
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer in the infrastructure solutions software team in our CE-SW group. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with responsibility for leading and developing a local engineering team. The focus will be on driving the validation and productisation of our infrastructure platforms, with strong collaboration across software engineering, quality, test and release functions.
Come and make an impact at scale!
Responsibilities:
You will:
- Lead and develop a team of software engineers at your site, providing technical direction, coaching and career development while remaining hands-on in solving complex engineering challenges.
- Drive system validation and productisation for Infrastructure System Solutions, establishing effective validation plans, quality criteria and approaches to product readiness.
- Advance scalable test infrastructure, CI, regression capabilities and quality metrics to improve coverage, efficiency and confidence throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate across Arm locations and engineering teams to manage dependencies, resolve complex system-level issues and drive effective execution across pre-silicon and silicon environments.
Required Skills and Experience :
- Strong experience in testing complex system software, with a technical background in SoC, firmware, platform software or system-level validation across pre-silicon and/or silicon environments.
- Proven experience leading and developing software engineers, combining line management with strong hands-on technical leadership.
- Strong knowledge of software quality, validation methodologies, automated testing, CI and product readiness for complex systems.
- Excellent technical judgement, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams and geographical locations.
“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :
- Knowledge of server-class SoCs, including RAS, power management, PCI Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), memory and virtualization.
- Familiarity with the Linux kernel, Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC or Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).
- Experience with automated system validation, hardware test environments, server farms or continuous integration infrastructure.