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

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Annapurna Labs, part of Amazon, is seeking an experienced C/C++ engineer to join our embedded software team in Cupertino, CA. You will develop bare metal firmware for neural network model execution on our custom ML accelerator chips.

You will apply software/hardware co-design, lead embedded software design, testing and performance improvements, and collaborate with RTL designers and other software teams. Mentor the team and help set technical direction.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 7+ years of full software development life cycle experience, 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 in embedded development in C/C++.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

C/C++

Embedded development

Leadership / mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

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're seeking an experienced C/C++ engineer to join our embedded software team, where you'll develop bare metal firmware that drives neural network model execution across our custom ASIC-based ML Accelerator chips.

Key job responsibilities

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

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: 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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USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually