Senior Principal Windows NPU Driver Architect

Overview:

Arm's Machine Learning team are taking our ground breaking Neural Network accelerator technology into Windows based devices to help ignite the next-generation of AI use-cases. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who can draw on their technical experience to lead the technical design of a new driver stack. Someone to set the technical direction of our software engineering teams and whom is continually learning and adapting, helping us chart a course through this fast-paced technology revolution. This role involves working with cross-site, diverse and multi-disciplined teams across Arm's worldwide engineering centers.

Responsibilities:

Working with a diverse group of world leading architects, you will:

• Identify, define and guide investigations needed to discover and inform how the driver should work and evolve.
• Design key components of the driver, presenting your design and ideas to respective engineering teams who will implement them.
• Engage with multi-functional teams of hardware engineers, AI technologists, and software developers up and down the stack and collaborate on ideas for improvements to ensure we have a smooth and polished overall solution.
• Assess feature gaps and performance challenges in our driver software, exploring solution space to address them. Judge relative priorities and help keep a balance between contending needs.
• Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest driver specifications and industry trends, working with industry partners and building a your professional network.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Experience in DirectX 11/12 driver architecture and development, both UMD and KMD, in particular with driver memory management, resource binding, and synchronization.
• C/C++ software development background and experience on Windows platforms.
• Deep knowledge of computer system fundamentals with an inquiring mind and keenness to lean
• Experience in requirements analysis, software architecture definition, and documentation.
• Stong personal skills and comfort working in a highly collaborative way, influencing rather than directing others.

Nice to haves :

• Ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.
• Prefer semiconductor technical background.

In Return:

We have an excellent track record of building up expertise in people, so this is a great opportunity for you to learn something new and interesting in a friendly and collaborative environment. Join a multinational, dynamic and highly motivated software development group where you will enjoy the support of your colleagues while being challenged by novel technical problems!

We believe in a healthy work/life balance and this role in particular would suit someone with a family who wants a more flexible way of working. For the right candidate, a reduced hours contract would be considered.