Software Developer - Physical & Edge AI Platforms

Arm Holdings

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$209,100–$282,900 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $246k
$124k most similar roles pay here $300k

This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$217,593 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $246k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 39 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $208,450–$282,050 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Developer - Physical & Edge AI Platforms

Software Developer – Physical & Edge AI Platforms will join the team to develop foundational software for Arm-based platforms supporting vision, robotics, speech, and intelligence tasks based on sensor input. The role involves building platform-level services, runtime infrastructure, and developer tooling like APIs and SDKs to manage AI workloads independently of cloud services. You will create abstractions to decouple applications from hardware accelerators while ensuring performance across CPUs and heterogeneous computing environments. Key responsibilities include developing lifecycle management systems, improving developer workflows, and building observability tools for edge constraints. Required skills include proficiency in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Python, along with expertise in Linux-based systems, process isolation, and IPC. The role addresses the challenge of deploying reliable, secure, and updateable AI on devices with limited resources and real-time requirements within robotics and industrial systems.

What does a Software Developer earn?

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What you'll do

  • Build and implement scalable system services for edge and physical AI workloads.
  • Develop runtime infrastructure to manage the deployment and lifecycle of on-device AI components.
  • Create abstractions that decouple applications from underlying hardware accelerators and AI frameworks.
  • Build APIs, SDKs, and developer tooling to streamline the integration of AI features.
  • Develop observability and diagnostic capabilities to monitor performance and system behavior.
  • Optimize system performance across CPUs and heterogeneous AI accelerators under resource constraints.
  • Create reference implementations, documentation, and example workflows for developers.

What we're looking for

  • Experience crafting systems software, platform services, or distributed systems in production environments.
  • Proficiency in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Python.
  • Solid understanding of Linux-based systems, process isolation, IPC, and service lifecycles.
  • Experience building developer platforms, SDKs, or internal tooling.
  • Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization.
  • Familiarity with edge computing, embedded Linux, real-time systems, or heterogeneous computing.
  • Exposure to AI/ML inference systems, robotics, vision systems, or physical AI applications.
  • Familiarity with security concepts such as secure boot, isolation, or attestation.

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