Staff Applications Engineer
ARM · Cambridge, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 24 Oct 2026.
Overview
Lead a distributed applications engineering team to enable partners building Arm-based edge AI solutions. You will directly contribute technically while aligning support with product strategy and partner needs. The role combines firmware and software expertise with cross-functional collaboration to accelerate innovation and deliver high-impact customer outcomes. You’ll mentor engineers, shape training, and engage with product management to drive technology advancement.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, lead and mentor a geographically distributed team of 5-10 engineers
- Collaborate with hardware and ML application engineering peers and cross-functional teams
- Define, plan and manage support deliverables including training materials
- Engage with product management to align support with product strategy and partner needs
- Provide support for firmware and software issues on Arm-based systems
- Deliver customer training sessions and support major customer milestones
- Travel occasionally to Arm sites and partner locations
Key requirements
- 10+ years in firmware/software development
- Strong C/C++ programming skills
- Deep understanding of SoC architecture
- Experience debugging from firmware to OS/application layers
- Solid grasp of Arm processor architecture
- Experience leading teams, direct and indirect
- Excellent communications skills (written and verbal)
- leadership
- collaboration across cross-functional teams
- clear communication
- C/C++ programming
- firmware/software development
- SoC architecture
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