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Software Development Engineer II, Post Silicon Validation

Amazon· Software Development
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Hybrid (Austin)$143.7k - $194.4kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Validation Engineer on the Machine Learning Acceleration team responsible for end-to-end post-silicon validation of ML accelerators and related hardware/software, spanning silicon Bring-Up, emulation, RTL validation, production support, and building scalable validation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of hands-on post-silicon validation or system validation engineering experience
  • Strong programming skills (Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust) for production-quality test code
  • Experience developing and executing validation test plans for complex SoCs, CPUs, or accelerators
  • Hands-on lab experience with hardware bring-up and debug equipment
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture and digital design principles
  • Proficiency with Linux environments, Git, and SSH
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex hardware/software issues

Skills

Required:Programming languagesComputer architectureValidation planningLab hardware debuggingLinux, Git, SSH

Benefits

  • Base salary plus sign-on payments and RSUs
  • Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and life insurance
  • 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and additional benefits explained at benefits page
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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