senior software engineering Hardware Engineer ic 8+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Feb 19, 2026
$183,000 – $247,600
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, Bash, AWS and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $183,000–$247,600 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Cupertino, CA
Experience
8+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Applied Science
Posted
Feb 19, 2026
AI Summary
Design and optimize emulation capabilities for AWS ML inference hardware using SystemVerilog, C/C++, and Python. Develop system validation flows, compile methodologies, and runtime frameworks for custom ML accelerators. Requires 8+ years automation framework experience, Post-Silicon expertise, and strong hardware verification background.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

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 are seeking an experienced Emulation Engineer to build the next generation of our cloud server infrastructure using our emulation platform. In this role, you will define, develop and execute the methodologies to drive system validation flows that cover the ML chip design and verification requirements. You will work closely with various teams to determine the emulation platform requirements, models needed for functional testing and automation of various workflows. You will be delivering a state-of-the-art testbench, integrate the ViP components into the SoC and ensure a high quality of the design delivered to the customers. You will be developing a strong understanding of the product and continuously raise the bar to ensuring that emulation models are functionally correct and performant. Join us in creating the most advanced Machine Learning Accelerators in the world! Key job responsibilities Design emulation capabilities in system verilog/C/C++/Python/Shell scripts to facilitate system validation…

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