ARM Senior Principal Engineer 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

882924859

Responsibilities

• Developer Engagement: Lead outreach to internal and external developer communities, promoting best practices, tools, and frameworks for AI/ML and enterprise application development on Arm architectures.
• Customer Collaboration: Partner with customers to identify their AI/ML and enterprise application needs, designing and prototyping solutions for server-side systems and mobile platforms that meet performance and scalability goals.
• Solution Prototyping: Create proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and prototypes integrating AI/ML workloads (e.g., LLMs, computer vision) with enterprise applications, optimized for Arm-powered devices across edge, server, and mobile environments.
• Benchmarking Tools Development: Design and implement benchmarking tools to evaluate the performance of AI/ML models and enterprise applications on Arm architectures, providing developers and customers with actionable insights.
• Competitive Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of competing platforms and solutions, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to position Arm’s offerings as the industry leader in AI/ML and enterprise computing.
• AI/ML Enablement: Enhance developer tools, APIs, and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch) to streamline AI deployment and prototyping, incorporating benchmarking capabilities for performance validation.
• Enterprise Application Focus: Develop scalable solutions addressing customer needs in server-side enterprise systems (e.g., microservices, APIs) and mobile applications, leveraging benchmarking to ensure competitive performance.
• Technical Leadership: Guide engineering teams and customers on optimizing AI models and enterprise applications, using benchmarking data and competitive insights to inform design decisions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with hardware engineers, software developers, and customer teams to refine prototypes and benchmarking tools, ensuring solutions are production-ready and competitively superior.
• Industry Influence: Stay ahead of trends in AI/ML, enterprise computing, and competitive landscapes, contributing to developer resources, publications, or open-source projects to elevate Arm’s ecosystem.
• Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers and developers, fostering a culture of customer-focused innovation, rigorous benchmarking, and competitive awareness.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience:
• 10+ years in AI/ML software engineering, system architecture, or enterprise application development, with a focus on deployment, optimization, and performance evaluation.
• Proven experience engaging with developers or customers to prototype and deliver technical solutions.
• Background in benchmarking, performance analysis, or competitive analysis within AI/ML or enterprise software domains.
• Technical Expertise:
• Strong proficiency in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX) and their application in prototyping and performance testing.
• Experience with AI model optimization (e.g., compression, quantization, distillation) and benchmarking for edge, server, or mobile deployment.
• Deep understanding of enterprise application architectures (e.g., server-side systems, microservices) and mobile development (e.g., iOS, Android, or cross-platform frameworks).
• Familiarity with Arm architectures and hardware acceleration (e.g., GPUs, NPUs).
• Knowledge of benchmarking tools and methodologies (e.g., MLPerf, custom performance suites) and competitive analysis techniques.
• Leadership & Problem-Solving:
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives, balancing innovation, customer needs, and competitive positioning.
• Strong collaboration skills to bridge AI/ML, enterprise software, benchmarking, and customer requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developer advocacy, improving tooling, or building ecosystems for AI/ML or enterprise solutions with a focus on benchmarking.
• Background in designing benchmarking tools or conducting competitive analysis for customer-facing solutions on Arm or similar platforms.
• Open-source contributions or published research in AI/ML, enterprise computing, or performance benchmarking domains.

Why Join Us?

• Lead developer engagement and customer-driven innovation for a global semiconductor leader, leveraging benchmarking and competitive analysis to maintain Arm’s edge.
• Prototype cutting-edge AI/ML and enterprise solutions while developing tools to measure and showcase their superiority across server, mobile, and edge platforms.
• Join a diverse, high-impact team shaping the future of computing with a focus on developer success and customer satisfaction.