Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, Post Silicon Validation
$144K–$194K
Austin, TX · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems; 3+ years of hands-on post-silicon validation or system validation engineering. Preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
About the job
Validates machine-learning accelerator hardware and software from early design through silicon bring-up and production support in AWS data centers.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute validation strategies and test plans across simulation, emulation, silicon bring-up, and product release.
- Debug hardware and software issues in the lab, validate accelerator performance with neural-network workloads, and build automated test infrastructure.
- Collaborate across architecture, design, firmware, and software teams to resolve failures and support deployed systems.
What they ask for
- At least one software programming language; strong programming skills for production-quality test code.
- 3+ years of hands-on post-silicon validation or system validation engineering experience.
- Experience developing and executing validation test plans for complex SoCs, CPUs, or accelerators; hands-on hardware bring-up and debug experience.
- Understanding of computer architecture and digital design principles; proficiency with Linux, Git, and SSH.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience with AWS or cloud technologies, automated test frameworks and CI/CD, PCIe or HBM, ML hardware, emulation, firmware, or EDA simulation tools.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust, Linux, Git, SSH, AWS
AI focus
Validates next-generation machine-learning accelerators, including their performance, accuracy, and reliability on neural-network workloads.
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