Software Engineer - Media DriversARM

Arm Limited

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

ARM

C++

Code Review

Computer Programming

Computer Engineering

Computer Graphics

Software Debugging

Linux

Device Drivers

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

Github

Python

Linux kernel

Open Source Technology

Video Codec

Gerrit

Gitlab

GIT

Information Technology

Operational Systems

Programming Languages

Job description

Our software group is responsible for supporting and bringing out the best in the hardware we design as well as working with our hardware engineers to make things even better. Software drives our hardware that is shipped around the world and used in a plethora of industries. Our people are passionate and care about producing the best software possible to power the world., * Develop and maintain V4L2 device drivers.

Collaborate with team members to integrate video codec drivers into the broader software stack.
Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure reliability and performance.
Engage in device emulation to simulate and troubleshoot real-world scenarios.
Contribute to related open-source projects and work with their communities.
Support partners as they rely on our products.
Help Arm grow and be better and be part of a wider team

Requirements

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated engineer to join our team. You would be involved in working on Linux kernel drivers, upstreaming and code review, interacting with hardware engineering, using hardware emulation (software, FPGA), Android, libcamera, testing/QA and more., * A bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related fields.

Strong knowledge of video codecs, computer graphics, rendering, image processing and related technologies.
High proficiency in C programming language.
Extensive experience with Linux operating systems.
Low-level programming experience and familiarity with hardware-software interactions.

'Nice to Have' Skills and Experience:

Experience in testing and device emulation.
Familiarity with open-source development and contributions.
Working knowledge of SCMS tools like Git and related infrastructure such as GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit etc.
Familiarity with ARM architecture.
Experience with other programming languages such as C++, Rust or Python.
Knowledge of multimedia frameworks and libraries.
Experience with non-Linux kernel based operating systems and their driver models