Staff Platform Engineer

Arm Holdings

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$198,100–$268,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $233k
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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $165,375–$214,625 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $233k versus about $190k 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 113 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $208,450–$282,050 across 112 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Platform Engineer

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The Staff Platform Engineer joins the Engineering Platform Services team to build scalable platform services and self-service capabilities that improve developer productivity. You will own technical deliveries from requirements through implementation, providing leadership while remaining hands-on in software design, development, testing, deployment, and operation. Key responsibilities include designing and operating APIs, building Kubernetes operators, and managing cloud infrastructure. You will utilize a technical stack including Go, Python, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and ArgoCD. The role involves integrating with tools like GitLab, Backstage, and Artifactory while applying software engineering practices such as automated testing and observability. This position solves the business problem of simplifying engineering workflows by providing a first-class engineering experience for hardware and software engineers through reliable, secure, and scalable workloads.

What does a Platform Engineer earn?

Median $156250 from 30 postings across 22 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes Terraform Go Python AWS Docker Helm ArgoCD CI/CD GitLab Backstage Artifactory APIs Observability SAST Site Reliability Engineering Infrastructure as Code

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and operate APIs and platform services.
  • Build Kubernetes operators and automation to enable self-service engineering workflows.
  • Deploy and operate reliable, secure, and scalable production workloads.
  • Use Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure.
  • Integrate engineering platforms and tools such as GitLab, Backstage, and Artifactory.
  • Apply software engineering practices including automated testing, code review, and observability.
  • Participate in production support and a paid on-call rota for incident response.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive knowledge of cloud services with experience running production workloads in AWS or another major cloud platform.
  • Strong software engineering experience using Go, Python, or similar languages.
  • Experience designing, developing, testing, and operating APIs and backend services.
  • Practical knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure as code.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and CI/CD technologies.
  • Understanding of software engineering practices including automated testing, code review, observability, and secure development.
  • Ability to lead technical projects and communicate engineering decisions clearly.
  • Experience developing Kubernetes operators or controllers (preferred).

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