This role pays more than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$187,375–$254,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$246k
versus about
$221k
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
48 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$209,100–$282,900
across 47 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer, Physical AI will join the team to build foundational software for physical AI platforms on Arm. This role focuses on developing platform-level services, runtime infrastructure, and developer tooling to support tasks like vision, robotics, and speech based on sensor input. You will create stable abstractions that decouple applications from hardware accelerators while building APIs, SDKs, and observability capabilities to improve developer workflows. The work involves solving challenges in distributed systems and edge computing by ensuring software performs reliably under real-time constraints and limited resources. Required skills include proficiency in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Python, along with expertise in Linux-based systems, process isolation, and performance optimization. You will collaborate with architects and AI engineers to build infrastructure for on-device deployment, managing the lifecycle of AI components across heterogeneous hardware like CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 318 postings across 31 companies.
C++
Rust
Go
Python
Linux
Edge Computing
Distributed Systems
ARM
IPC
SDKs
APIs
Real-time Systems
Embedded Linux
Hardware Accelerators
Performance Optimization