Senior Software Engineer - Hardware Abstraction Layer, Team Lead, AWS Machine Learning Accelerators
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Custom silicon chips live at the heart of AWS machine learning servers (Trainium and Inferentia), and our team builds the backend software that manages these servers. We’re looking for someone to lead our system-on-chip hardware abstraction layer (SoC HAL) software team. You'll help us deliver at scale, as we build the next generations of SoC software. This is a hands-on, in-the-trenches software engineering leadership position.
As the team lead for SoC HAL SW, you will:
- Lead (both technically and as a people-manager) a small, strong team of 3-5 developers
- Work with hardware designers to build HALs for newly developed SoC IPs
- Work with system software teams to solve SoC and system-level architectural issues, drive debug, architect the HAL itself, and innovate on cross-functional solutions
- Continuously test and deploy your software stack to multiple internal customers
- Refactor and maintain existing codebases throughout the device lifecycle
- Innovate on the tooling you provide to customers, making it easier for them to use and debug our SoCs
AWS's Annapurna Labs designs and deploys some of the largest custom silicon in the world, with many subsystems that all must be managed, tested, and monitored. The SoC HAL is a critical piece of the AWS infrastructure management software stack that ensures the chip is functional, performant, and secure.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Enjoy building, managing, and leading small teams, or are looking to grow in this area
- Enjoy coaching and mentoring teammates both technically and on interpersonal topics
- Are proficient in C++ and familiar with Python
- Enjoy working with hardware-based systems, and diving into chip and system architecture
- Love solving complex system-level issues
- Know how to build effective abstractions over low-level SoC details
- Have strong opinions about software architecture, and are able to apply them effectively
- Are familiar with modular driver architectures (such as the Linux or Windows driver stacks)
- Enjoy learning new technologies, building software at scale, moving fast, and working closely with colleagues as part of a small, startup-like team within a large organization
Although we build and deploy ML chips, no ML background is needed for this role. Your team (and your software) won’t be doing ML. Our driver stack lives at the lowest level of the backend AWS infrastructure responsible for managing our ML servers. You and your team will develop HALs for components used by machine learning, like PCIe and HBM, but won’t need to deeply understand ML yourselves.
This role can be based in either Cupertino, CA or Austin, TX. The team is split between the two sites, with no preference for one over the other.
This is a fast-paced role where you'll work with thought-leaders in multiple technology areas. You'll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you'll be constantly looking for ways to improve your software, as well as our products' overall performance, quality, and cost.
We're changing an industry. We're searching for individuals who are ready for this challenge, who want to reach beyond what is possible today. Come join us and build the future of machine learning!
A day in the life
A few videos help explain what the Annapurna Labs ML team is working on:
- https://youtu.be/4nfkonjjICo?si=nKhM1Wv4108mnIOa
- https://youtu.be/n38WDflRbjQ?si=SZEV5i_5du1jKYP-
About the team
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Additionally, this role may involve exposure to and experience with Amazon's growing suite of generative AI services and other cutting-edge cloud computing offerings across the AWS portfolio.
Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time ago—even yesterday. Our custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before, and deliver results that help our customers change the world.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 4+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- C++ development experience
- Experience developing low-level software for hardware (SoC, ASIC, GPU, CPU, etc.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience managing a small team of developers, including, but not limited to: scheduling, prioritizing, recruiting, coaching
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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