Lead SDE C​/C++ Hardware​/Software Co-Design, Machine Learning Acceleration Systems

Lead SDE C/C++ Hardware/Software Co-Design, Machine Learning Acceleration Systems

Annapurna Labs stands at the forefront of hardware/software co-design, leading innovation not just within Amazon Web Services (AWS) but across the entire industry. We design and build every component of our hardware and software to create best‑in‑class machine learning products that accelerate customer workloads through industry‑leading hardware using our custom silicon solutions. If you’re passionate about building the highest‑performing, hardware‑accelerated machine learning systems and want to be part of the entire journey from pre‑through post‑silicon development, Annapurna Labs offers an exceptional career opportunity.

Join us in shaping the future of AI acceleration.

At the heart of AWS Machine Learning servers reside our custom Amazon‑designed silicon that powers next‑generation machine learning capabilities for our customers. We are seeking an experienced C/C++ engineer to join our embedded software team, where you will develop bare‑metal firmware that drives neural network model execution across our custom ASIC‑based ML Acceleration chips.

Working at the intersection of hardware and software, you will collaborate closely with our architecture and design teams to design and implement firmware and custom hardware that enables machine learning within our accelerator chips. Our mission is ambitious: to democratize access to industry‑leading ML infrastructure and make deep learning capabilities accessible to everyday software developers. From the ground up, you will help design and build the foundation that makes this vision possible.

The Annapurna Labs team operates with the agility and culture of a startup, but with the full weight of Amazon behind us.

• Applying software/hardware co‑design principles
• Embedded software design, implementation, testing, debugging and performance improvements
• Test suite and infrastructure design
• Owning the design and final implementation of maintainable, documented and well‑tested software
• Close collaboration with RTL designers, design verification engineers, and other software teams
• Team tech lead for best practices, computer architecture and software design choices
• Mentor, coach and set technical direction for other software engineers

• 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 7+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 5+ 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 as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience writing firmware or bare‑metal software using C/C++
• Experience in hardware/software co‑design
• Experience with hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing
• Background in computer architecture and design

Base salary range:  -  USD per year. Amazon also offers sign‑on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance, EAP, mental health support, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and following 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, including 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 qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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