Graduate Software Engineer Review
at Arm
Graduate Job
Software Engineering
Cambridge
Review Submitted: October 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.8/5
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Overview of the Role
5/5
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Experience & Company Culture
5/5
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Recommendations & Advice
Overview of the Role
Overall, how would you describe your experience at Arm?
Arm is an amazing place to work with supportive colleagues to help you learn and grow as a Software Developer. There are many opportunities at Arm ranging from low-level system programming through to designing machine learning applications with the possibility of transitioning to any of these roles for a 6 month rotation period.
What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?
The main responsibilities are being able to learn complex codebases whilst being able to deliver high quality code through collaboration with others. I have had the opportunity to learn so much within my own timeframe without feeling rushed or as though I needed to get the work delivered instantly, creating a really nice working environment encouraging us to do our best and actually understand and take ownership of what we produce.
To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?
5/5
Throughout my rotations I have had the ability to contribute to tools which are now widely used inside and outside the company as well as various projects which are used outside of the company such as the Linux kernel and Xen hypervisor.
How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?
4/5
Arm provides many benefits such as;
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance
- Health MOT
- Eye Tests
- Salary Sacrifice Car Leasing
- RSUs
- ESPPs
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance
- Health MOT
- Eye Tests
- Salary Sacrifice Car Leasing
- RSUs
- ESPPs
How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?
5/5
With more and more software being built for Arm platforms, there is a range of opportunities to learn various new fields and various skills along the way. I feel as though I will be able to make meaningful impact to any project or any company I work with in the future with my skills developed at Arm.
How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?
5/5
Arm provides huge amounts of training opportunities by courses ran outside the company through to having access to platforms like OReilly and Udemy Business. Furthermore we have a lot of internal training material produced by colleagues who volunteer their time to produce presentations otherwise known as "Doughnuts".
Experience & Company Culture
How is the support you receive?
5/5
You have a 1:1 meeting every week with your line manager where you can discuss topics to do with work or just personal time to connect. You also have a 1:1 meeting with a mentor who can help teach you new skills and provide you with a different perspective on how to approach a task you might be struggling with.
How is your work-life balance?
5/5
The work life balance is amazing, Arm allows you to work through tasks at your own reasonable pace but encorages you to learn as much as you can so you can have a greater impact in the teams you work with.
What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?
5/5
Arm has a great atmosphere with hybrid working policies. Many people come into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays where events are setup to encourage collaboration, socialising and learning.
How would you rate Arm initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
5/5
Arm has many societies to make people feel included and seperate the silo idea of being alone at a company.
How would you rate Arm CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?
5/5
Arm partakes in multiple CSR initatives through the 1 million minutes volunteering program and the ability to match donations to certain causes suggested by employees. Arm also provides 1 paid day per year of voulnteer work to help people achieve the 1 million minutes milestone.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arm to a friend?
Yes
Why?
A great place to work with many smart colleagues who want to help make you a better developer.
How well did the role match your expectations based on the recruitment process?
5/5
Everything that was said during the recruitment process was accurate. Arm provided me with the opportunities to work on so many amazing projects with support throughout all of them.
When considering the recruitment & onboarding process, have you any specific tips or advice you would give to others applying to Arm?
Learn as much as you can, ask as many questions even stupid ones so that you can make a meaningful impact throughout your placements at Arm.
