Graduate Engineer – System Performance

About the role

The System Performance Team within Arm’s Central Technology Group is looking for a Graduate Engineer to support analysis and optimisation of Arm‑based systems. You will work on modelling and analysing applications across AI/ML, computer vision, media, gaming and productivity workloads.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse how Arm‑based systems execute diverse applications and workloads.
• Abstract the full hardware‑software stack using the team’s system‑modelling tools.
• Iterate on experiments, interpret results and refine the stack abstraction.
• Provide performance and efficiency recommendations to multiple design teams.
• Study, model and evaluate emerging technologies for future Arm products.

Required profile

• Hold (or be on track to hold) a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in a STEM discipline.
• Good understanding of computer and system architecture and software stacks.
• Experience with scripting (e.g., Python) and shell scripting (e.g., Bash).
• Familiarity with procedural programming languages such as C or C++.

Required skills

• Python
• Bash
• C
• C++
• Git
• SVN

What we offer

• Starting salary of £47,000 (Bachelor level) or £48,000 (Master level).
• Comprehensive rewards package and regular performance reviews.
• Opportunities for progression within Arm’s salary range.
• Access to graduate workshops, speaker series and social events.
• Relocation support for domestic moves and visa sponsorship where required.