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# Staff Team Lead - SoC Software

- **Company:** Arm Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £97,300.0 - £131,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Booting (BIOS), Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Firmware, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, PCI Express, Remote Access Service, Server Administration, System Software, Extensible Firmware Interface
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/team-lead/arm-job107963031

## About the Role

* Strong experience delivering complex system software within the embedded or infrastructure SoC space.
 * Experience leading and developing engineers, with strong technical leadership and interpersonal skills.
 * Strong knowledge of low-level systems, including bootloaders, device drivers, OS fundamentals (preferably Linux), and computer architecture.
 * Strong background in C (or a similar language) programming, with proven skills in debugging and optimising software.
 * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams.

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :

 * Knowledge of Linux kernel, Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A), UEFI EDK II, OpenBMC or Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).
 * Knowledge of server-class SoCs, including RAS, power management, PCI Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), memory and virtualization.

## Description

We have a requirement for a Staff 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 team of engineers delivering complex software for our cloud and data center products.

You will provide technical direction to the team, develop engineering capability and drive effective delivery across SoC, firmware and system software.

This is an opportunity to make an impact at scale!

Responsibilities:

You will:

 * Lead and develop a team of engineers, providing technical direction, coaching and line management while remaining hands-on.
 * Drive the team's technical execution across SoC, firmware and system software from pre-silicon through silicon bring-up and production readiness.
 * Drive engineering planning and execution, translating requirements into technical tasks, estimates and deliverables for the team.
 * Collaborate across hardware, software, architecture and other engineering teams to manage dependencies, resolve technical issues and deliver high-quality software.