CPU Technology Architect

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

1/3/2025

Job ID 2024-12920 Date posted 25/11/2024 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Architecture

We are the CPU Technology team, part of the Arm Central Technology Group. This diverse, engineering-centric group invents, defines and architects technologies to assist development of tomorrow's IP solutions from Arm. We shape next-generation Arm CPUs, creating new concepts that will power billions of devices worldwide.

Are you a forward-thinking, passionate engineer motivated by the challenge of investigating and defining this ground-breaking technology? If so, we look forward to learning more about you!

Responsibilities

• Analysing CPU performance using models, emulators and real devices to understand the bottlenecks we need to break through
• Developing our understanding of the competitive landscape and identifying key missing technologies at Arm, particularly for future solutions like Computer Vision and Machine Learning
• Proposing new technologies or investigations to improve our products and understanding
• Supporting the implementation of new technologies for our CPUs with the CPU experts within Arm, to remain competitive in terms of performance and efficiency
• Communicating your technical results with the Arm business teams.
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• A university degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or another appropriate field
• A passion to innovate, think differently, and explore new avenues
• Experience developing software and/or hardware, particularly C/C++ and Arm assembly
• Confident developing in Linux environments with experience in shell and Python/Perl scripting
• Self-motivated and independent, curious to learn, and eager to work with others. Able to work efficiently alone and in a team that spans groups and countries
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

“Nice To Have”

• Experience of CPU performance analysis
• Comfortable working on immature technologies and following up the latest advances in science
• Working knowledge of sophisticated CPU techniques, such as branch prediction or pre-fetchers
• Software optimisation experience in domains like HPC, machine learning, Android applications, Linux kernel.
  
  

In Return

We work directly with engineers across the company to architect next-generation CPUs. The work impacts our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and lively team and give direction to your own work.

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Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.