Director, Systems Software & Kernel Performance

Jobleads-UK • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom • Posted June 02, 2026

Location Cambridge, England
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 02, 2026

OVERVIEW

Arm is looking for a Director of Software Engineering to help lead a broad organisation spanning Systems Software (Kernel, Firmware, Power), Userspace (Performance and Enablement) and System Modelling tools.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of low-level systems software and large-scale engineering delivery. You’ll guide a distributed team of 60+ engineers (within a wider organisation of 300+), shaping software that directly influences the performance, efficiency, and scalability of Arm-based platforms!

You’ll bring together expertise across kernel, drivers, and userspace to deliver meaningful improvements in real-world systems, while collaborating across Arm and the wider open-source ecosystem.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

You’ll set direction, enable teams,...

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