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Sr Embedded Software Engineer, Annapurna ML Software
$168K–$262K
Austin, TX +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- 5+ years for each of the four experience areas listed in the basic qualifications.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Architects and develops software and firmware for NeuronSwitches, bringing up and qualifying hardware and optimizing the high-performance interconnect fabric for Trainium systems.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture and technical strategy for the machine-learning platform; develop software and firmware, including device drivers and switch-fabric control logic.
- Collaborate with EC2, Annapurna Labs, and manufacturing teams on system integration, hardware bring-up, and board-level debugging.
- Own qualification frameworks and processes, and develop tooling for testing and production deployment.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years programming with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience; experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering-team lead.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually (base salary); 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Linux, NeuronSwitches, Trainium 3, EC2
AI focus
Develops software and firmware for the switching infrastructure that supports machine-learning workloads and Trainium chip-to-chip communication.
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