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Job ID 2025-14605
Date posted May. 01, 2026
Location Austin, Texas
Category Software Engineering
Staff DevOps Engineer
We are looking for a dedicated Software and DevOps Engineer to join our team and have a significant impact in improving the engineering experience at Arm.
Engineering IT supplies the tools and systems needed for creation of our software and hardware IP. Within this group, the Engineering Platform Services function provides tooling used across the company’s engineering population, as well as focusing on the tooling needs of software engineers.
As a Staff Engineer at Arm you will own technical deliveries, with responsibility from requirements through to planning, implementation, and delivery.
At the heart of our approach is a genuine passion for improving the lives of other Engineers at Arm, and a complete focus on delivering solutions aligned to business outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Working hands-on with a variety of technologies, to provide a first-class engineering experience for Arm's hardware and software engineers. The domains and areas include:
- Enable Software build and test through CI/CD, build frameworks, large scale artifact distributed systems.
- Develop and maintain core services using cloud-based environments and large-scale clustered compute.
- Exploiting virtualization and cloud technologies using Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform.
- AI Platform adoption (MCPs, Developer Tooling and LLMs)
Our varied activities involve development, and operational work. We support and guide the engineering community on how best to utilise the services we offer. Developments range from minor improvements to multi-month strategic projects. We invest significant time collaborating with other engineering teams at Arm.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience of Linux based infrastructure design, provisioning, and maintenance.
- Excellent knowledge of Cloud services and experience of at least one of the following: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform.
- Proven experience in Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.
- Common SDLC tools – such as Jenkins, Artifactory, GitLab.
- Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD).
- Interpreted languages (e.g. Bash, Python, Ruby) and compiled languages (e.g. Golang, Rust C, C++, Java).
- Experience with AI tooling: MCP, Agents, etc.
“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:
- Experience working in a Platform Engineering environment, with the associated focus on developer experience and productivity, and the ethos of enabling self-service access to infrastructure and systems through automation.
- An understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- An active interest in Open-Source Software.
- Experience of Microservice Software development.
In Return:
We will provide the training and environment to excel in this role. We offer a hybrid approach to remote, and office working and strive to provide an adaptable experience for all employees and to promote a strong collaborative environment.
Salary Range:
$191,100-$258,500 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.
Hybrid Working at Arm
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. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Staff Devops Engineer
Align your resume to SOC codes
LCA filings use Standard Occupational Classification codes, and Staff DevOps Engineers most often fall under SOC 15-1244. Framing your resume around infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE responsibilities strengthens the specialty occupation argument your employer must make to USCIS.
Search LCA filing history before applying
Use Migrate Mate to filter Staff DevOps Engineer roles by employers with verified LCA filing history, so you're targeting companies that have already navigated the H-1B process for this exact occupation code rather than guessing at sponsorship willingness.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Run your target title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before any offer conversation. DOL sets four wage levels for each SOC code, and your offer must meet the certified LCA wage, so knowing Level III or Level IV thresholds for your metro gives you a realistic floor.
Distinguish staff from senior on your credentials
Hiring managers and immigration counsel both scrutinize whether your experience justifies a staff-level designation, which affects the wage tier on the LCA. Document system-wide ownership, cross-team technical leadership, and scope of infrastructure decisions explicitly in your portfolio and resume.
Ask about cap-exempt entity affiliations early
If a company has a nonprofit research arm or university partnership, it may qualify as cap-exempt, letting your petition bypass the annual H-1B lottery entirely. Ask HR whether the entity sponsoring your role has filed cap-exempt petitions before the offer stage, not after.
Time your start date around the October 1 activation window
Cap-subject H-1B petitions have an April filing window and an October 1 employment start date. If you're on OPT, verify your OPT end date against both the lottery timeline and any cap-gap protection period USCIS provides so you don't have an unauthorized gap between statuses.
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Does a Staff DevOps Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation based on whether the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Staff DevOps Engineer roles involving infrastructure architecture, platform engineering, and systems reliability consistently meet this threshold. The O*NET profile for related SOC codes confirms the theoretical and practical application of computer science knowledge required.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Staff DevOps Engineers?
Enterprise software companies, cloud infrastructure firms, fintech organizations, and large-scale e-commerce platforms are the most active sponsors for this title. These employers file LCAs regularly under SOC codes tied to software and network systems occupations. You can browse verified sponsors filtered by this role on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with documented DOL Labor Condition Application filing history.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change employers after sponsorship?
You can change employers under H-1B portability rules once your petition has been approved and you've worked in H-1B status for at least a short period. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before your current status ends. For Staff DevOps Engineers, the new LCA must reflect the prevailing wage for your role and work location at the new company.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my job search timeline as a DevOps professional?
Cap-subject petitions are filed in April for an October 1 start date, so if you're selected in the lottery, there's typically a six-month gap between filing and employment authorization. Some employers offer bridge arrangements or remote contracts during this window. If the target employer qualifies as cap-exempt, this timeline doesn't apply and your petition can be filed and approved year-round.
What documentation strengthens an H-1B petition for a Staff DevOps Engineer?
Your employer's counsel will need documentation showing the role requires a specialized degree and that your credentials match. Useful materials include a detailed job description specifying technical scope, your degree transcripts, any cloud or platform certifications, and evidence of staff-level responsibilities such as architecture ownership or cross-functional technical leadership. USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence if the specialty occupation argument isn't sufficiently detailed in the initial filing.
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