SoC Device Driver Team Lead, Annapurna Labs Machine Learning Accelerators Full-time

Custom silicon chips live at the heart of AWS Machine Learning servers, and our team builds the backend software to run these servers. We’re looking for someone to lead our system-on-chip (SoC) driver software team and help us deliver at scale, as we build the next generation of driver software. This is a hands-on, in-the-trenches software engineering leadership position.

As the lead for the SoC driver team, you will:

– Build and manage a small, strong team of 3-5 developers

– Work with hardware designers to write drivers for newly developed SoC IPs

– Work with system software teams to solve SoC and system-level architectural issues, drive debug, and innovate on solutions

– Refactor and maintain existing codebases throughout the device lifecycle

– Continuously test and deploy your software stack to multiple internal customers

– Innovate on the tooling you provide to customers, making it easier for them to use and debug our SoCs

Annapurna Labs, our organization within AWS, designs and deploys some of the largest custom silicon in the world, with many subsystems that must all be managed, tested, and monitored. The SoC drivers are 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

– Love solving complex system-level issues

– Are proficient in C++ and familiar with Python

– Know how to build effective abstractions over low-level SoC details

– Are familiar with modular driver architectures (such as the Linux or Windows driver stacks)

– Have strong opinions about software architecture, and are able to apply them effectively

– Enjoy learning new technologies, building software at scale, moving fast, and working closely with colleagues as part of a small team within a large organization

Although we build and deploy machine learning chips, no machine learning background is needed for this role. Your team (and your software) won’t be doing machine learning. 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 drivers for components used by machine learning (example: PCIe, HBM, etc.), 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!

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.