Software Engineer - Media Driver

Our software group is responsible for supporting and bringing out the best in the hardware we design as well as working with our hardware engineers to make things even better. Software drives our hardware that is shipped around the world and used in a plethora of industries. Our people are passionate and care about producing the best software possible to power the world.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated engineer to join our team. You would be involved in working on Linux kernel drivers, upstreaming and code review, interacting with hardware engineering, video encode and decode firmware, using hardware emulation (software, FPGA), Android, libcamera, testing/QA and more.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain video codec drivers.
2. Optimize video codec performance and ensure correctness.
3. Collaborate with team members to integrate video codec drivers into the broader software stack.
4. Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure reliability and performance.
5. Engage in device emulation to simulate and troubleshoot real-world scenarios.
6. Contribute to related open-source projects and work with their communities.
7. Support partners as they rely on our products.
8. Help Arm grow and be better and be part of a wider team.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of video codecs, computer graphics, rendering, image processing and related technologies.
• High proficiency in C programming language.
• Extensive experience with Linux operating systems.
• Low-level programming experience and familiarity with hardware-software interactions.

'Nice to Have' Skills and Experience:

• Experience in testing and device emulation.
• Familiarity with open-source development and contributions.
• Working knowledge of SCMS tools like Git and related infrastructure such as GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit, etc.
• Familiarity with ARM architecture.
• Experience with other programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Python.
• Knowledge of multimedia frameworks and libraries.
• Experience with non-Linux kernel based operating systems and their driver models.

In Return:

Our UK offices are amazing places to collaborate. We also have some scope to adapt the job role and title for the right person - if you are interested but unsure whether you tick all the boxes, we still would love you to reach out! We are keen to welcome versatile people into Arm!

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Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application.

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues.