Amazon · 14 hours ago
Software Development Engineer II, Post Silicon Validation
Austin, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$144K/yr - $194K/yr
3+ years expAnnapurna Labs, an AWS organization, is seeking a Software Development Engineer II for their Silicon Validation team. The role involves validating next-generation machine learning accelerators and requires collaboration across various teams to ensure high standards of quality and performance throughout the product development lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
Own critical validation aspects across the entire product development lifecycle—from early design validation through emulation, silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, and ongoing support of production systems deployed in AWS data centers
Develop comprehensive validation strategies and detailed test plans covering functional, performance, power, and stress testing from silicon bring-up to product release
Execute complex test plans from RTL simulation and emulation environments through physical silicon validation
Conduct hands-on silicon bring-up and debug in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
Validate ML accelerator performance, accuracy, and reliability using real-world neural network workloads
Build test infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated regression frameworks to enable efficient validation at scale
Collaborate across architecture, design, firmware, and software teams to triage failures and drive root cause analysis to closure
Review test results, identify patterns, and provide feedback to improve design quality and validation coverage
Support production systems in AWS data centers and address field issues as they arise
Qualification
Required
Strong programming skills (Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust, Go, etc)
A solid understanding of computer architecture
Experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, firmware development (BIOS, BMC, drivers)
Validation experience in any of these areas: PCIe, HBM, GPUs, neural networks, ML HW architecture, and/or CI/CD
Familiarity with the validation lifecycle from RTL simulation (SystemVerilog/UVM, VCS, Questa, Xcelium) and emulation (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) through silicon failure analysis and debug
Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware, or experience in computer architecture
3+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
Experience working with Linux
Preferred
Experience with Machine Learning Hardware/Software Architecture
Experience with CI/CD
Experience with EDA Simulations or Emulation
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
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