ASIC Design Engineer II, Annapurna Labs - Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration
Amazon · Cupertino, CA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Machine Learning, Backend Development. Compensation is listed at $157,300–$212,800 per year.
- Role
- Hardware Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Cupertino, CA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Apr 28, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersCustom SoCs (System on Chip) live at the heart of AWS Machine Learning servers. As a member of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team you’ll be responsible for the design and optimization of hardware in our data centers including AWS Inferentia, our custom designed machine learning inference datacenter server. Our success depends on our world-class server infrastructure; we’re handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies. We’re looking for an ASIC Design Engineer to help us trail-blaze new technologies and architectures, while ensuring high design quality and making the right trade-offs. Key job responsibilities As an ASIC Design Engineer, you will: • Develop and implement high-performance, area and power-efficient RTL designs to meet project specifications and targets • Conduct in-depth analysis of designs, microarchitectures, and architectures to optimize trade-offs between features, power consumption, performance, and area requirements • Create microarchitectures, implement SystemVerilog RTL, and deliver synthesis and timing-clean designs with appropriate constraints • Execute lint and clock domain crossing quality checks to ensure design integrity • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including architects, fellow designers, verification specialists, pre- and post-silicon validation teams, and synthesis, timing, and back-end experts The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ASIC design,…