Staff Team Lead - System Software

Lead an embedded Linux distribution effort for Arm hardware devices used in AI applications. You will own the end-to-end delivery, including kernel, drivers, and userspace, while mentoring a small team within Arm’s software group. Collaborate with architects and project managers to plan work and ensure on-time delivery, shaping how Arm software ecosystems deploy AI accelerators. This is a hands-on leadership role at Arm’s Cambridge site, blending system-level engineering with team growth and performance.

• hybrid working
• equal opportunities employer
• accommodations during recruitment
• sponsorship support for skilled workers (employer costs)
• diverse and collaborative environment

• Lead a five-engineer team and oversee hiring, development and performance evaluations
• Integrate, configure, build and test system software into a complete Linux distribution (kernel, drivers, userspace)
• Analyse and improve performance of system software
• Bring up software on virtual platforms, FPGA and hardware environments
• Collaborate with architects, technial leaders and PMs to define, estimate, plan and deliver work
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deploy Arm architecture into key software ecosystems

• Experience planning and delivering work for a small engineering team
• Expertise in integrating, configuring, building and testing Linux-based systems using Yocto (preferred), Buildroot, Bazel or Blaze
• Good understanding of upstream contribution processes for open-source projects
• Experience in leading and developing other engineers
• Effective communicator and ability to collaborate across teams

• Effective communicator
• Collaboration across teams
• Leadership and people development
• Yocto
• Buildroot
• Bazel/Blaze