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Daniel Kiss

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Director of Software Architecture at Arm
📍 Budapest Metropolitan Area, Hungary

Daniel is the Director of Software Architecture at Arm in Budapest, where his work impacts billions of users through contributions to architecture and open-source projects. He holds an ISO 26262 certification in functional safety and studied at Óbuda University. His expertise lies in operating systems, embedded systems, and software security.

Outside of his direct professional role, Daniel shows a strong interest in the trajectory of the technology industry, closely following innovative companies like Tesla and NVIDIA. He is passionate about leveraging technology to make a significant impact on a global scale and fostering team growth within the Budapest tech hub.

He designed and led the development of the VSTAR operating system, which is now ASIL safety certified and used in production cars on the road.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of Software Architecture
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Budapest Metropolitan Area, Hungary
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Automotive Safety
Led the development of the VSTAR operating system which received ASIL safety certification, and he is certified in ISO 26262 for functional safety.
Operating Systems
His career foundation is in OS development, including designing an OS for cars and publishing multiple papers on OS architecture for many-core processors.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Director of Software Architecture
Arm
4-2022 - 2-2025
Director Software Engineering
Arm
4-2020 - 4-2022
Principal Software Engineer
Arm
6-2017 - 4-2020
Staff Software Engineer
Arm
9-2010 - 5-2017
Senior Software Engineer Team Lead
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Education
2010 - 2013
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Óbuda University Doctoral School of Applied Informatics
2007 - 2010
Master of Science (MSc)
Óbuda University John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics
2003 - 2007
Bachelor's degree
Kálmán Kandó Faculty of Electrical Engineering
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