Sr. Embedded Software Development Engineer, Machine Learning Accelerators

Do you have experience writing software for embedded systems or custom hardware? Have you dabbled in RTL development for FPGAs or ASIC? Are you familiar with machine learning and looking to apply your embedded programming experience to execute ML models on bare metal hardware?

Custom Amazon designed silicon chips live at the heart of AWS Machine Learning servers, enabling faster, more capable, and more accurate machine learning for our customers. We're looking for skilled software engineers to scale the team that develops the embedded software stack critical to the functionality of these bleeding-edge system-on-chips (SoCs). Your software will directly drive the execution and management of hardware accelerated neural network models deep within the SOC's Neuron Cores.

You'll also work closely with our architecture and design teams to drive hardware/software co-design, developing both firmware and custom hardware that enables ML within our accelerator chips. Our team's charter is to make deep learning pervasive for everyday software developers and to democratize access to industry leading infrastructure - you'll be enabling that vision from the ground up.

We invite you visit the link below for a glimpse inside our labs to see exactly the incredible technology and people you will work with at Annapurna Labs!

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/take-a-look-inside-the-lab-where-aws-makes-custom-chips

This is a fast-paced, challenging position, where you'll work with thought-leaders in multiple technology areas. You'll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you'll be constantly looking for ways to improve our products' performance, quality, and cost. We're searching for individuals who want to reach beyond what is possible today and change an industry.

You'll learn about the inner workings of ML and our accelerators as part of your onboarding, so no in-depth ML knowledge is required for this role, but any ML background you have will be helpful.

Key job responsibilities

- Software / hardware architecture and co-design

- Facilitate and lead embedded systems architecture / design sessions

- Drives embedded systems deliverables across cross-functional teams and stakeholders

- Embedded software development, testing, debug, and performance improvements

- Test suite and infrastructure development

- Developing software which can be maintained, improved upon, documented, tested, and reused

- Close collaboration with RTL designers, design verification engineers, and other software teams

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 5+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience

- 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Experience in embedded development in C/C++

- Experience in computer architecture

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware

- Experience developing host system software solutions that integrate with embedded systems

- Experience with ML execution pipelines and developing optimized code targeting ML acceleration hardware.

- Experience with Hardware In The Loop testing, regression and continuous integration

- Experience with compiler features and optimization mechanisms

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.