Principal Field Applications Engineering Silicon

Arm Holdings

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$262,700–$355,400 / yr
Posted
45 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $309k
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About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,500–$249,600 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Field Applications Engineering Silicon

Join our team as a senior technical lead responsible for customer-facing execution of Arm-based server platforms, accelerating time-to-value and production readiness. You will act as the primary technical interface for customers evaluating and deploying silicon, leading product evaluation lifecycles from goal-setting to post-eval closeout, including bring-up and debug across various layers. Your responsibilities include driving Day-0 readiness gates, triaging customer issues, supporting workload enablement, delivering training, and translating field feedback into product improvements. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in FAE or systems engineering roles with expertise in server platforms, Linux troubleshooting, and large-scale data center networking. Strong communication skills are essential for explaining technical tradeoffs to diverse audiences.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical evaluations and deployments of server-class Arm silicon for customers.
  • Manage product evaluation lifecycle from goal-setting to post-eval closeout.
  • Troubleshoot and debug across board, firmware, kernel/OS, and workload layers.
  • Drive readiness and acceptance gates for Day-0 deployment of new platforms.
  • Support workload enablement and tuning for cloud-native, AI, and enterprise workloads.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years experience in FAE, systems engineering, or related roles.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with server and network infrastructure development.
  • Deep expertise in Linux systems troubleshooting and performance analysis.
  • Proven track record supporting customers from pre-sales to post-deployment.
  • Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives.
  • BS in EE/CE/CS or equivalent experience; MS preferred.
  • Experience with large-scale data center networking and server integration beneficial.

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