Software Development Engineer - CV Test Infrastructure, Annapurna ML, CV Test Infrastructure

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer - CV Test Infrastructure, Annapurna ML, CV Test Infrastructure in Austin, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Build and maintain automated validation infrastructure and diagnostic tools for chip verification in Annapurna ML.

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We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the CV Test Infrastructure team within Amazon's Annapurna ML organization. You will build and maintain the automated validation infrastructure (Origami platform) that supports chip verification and validation across multiple engineering teams and hardware platforms — including emulators (ZeBu), virtual platforms (QEMU), and silicon prototypes. In addition, you will design and implement diagnostic tools that enable engineers to quickly identify, analyze, and resolve validation failures across complex hardware/software environments.

Key job responsibilities
Design and develop diagnostic tools for analyzing test failures, hardware issues, and regression results across emulation, virtual platform, and silicon environments
Build and maintain automation frameworks for test execution across multiple platforms
Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines for nightly regression and on-demand test execution
Develop and improve the Origami platform - a web-based system for test management, resource monitoring, and validation reporting
Automate emulator model build and release processes
Build dashboards and tooling for real-time visibility into regression results, resource utilization, and failure analysis
Manage and improve SLURM-based job scheduling infrastructure for shared compute resources
Collaborate with multiple verification and design teams to understand their diagnostic and automation needs
Maintain and extend AWS-based infrastructure (EC2, DynamoDB, S3) supporting the validation platform

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of programming experience (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Experience designing and building developer tools or diagnostic utilities
- Strong experience with Linux environments and debugging complex systems
- Experience with CI/CD concepts and tools (Jenkins, Git)

Preferred qualifications

- Experience building test automation frameworks and tools
- Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS
- Experience building diagnostic/analysis tools for hardware or embedded systems
- Familiarity with SLURM or similar job scheduling systems
- Experience with web development (React, Node.js) for dashboard/tooling
- Familiarity with hardware verification/emulation environments
- Experience with log parsing, failure classification, and root cause analysis tooling

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer - CV Test Infrastructure, Annapurna ML, CV Test Infrastructure at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Software Development Engineer - CV Test Infrastructure, Annapurna ML, CV Test Infrastructure is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, TX, Austin.
The job was posted on July 22, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Test AutomationCI/CDHardware VerificationDiagnostic ToolsInfrastructurePythonBashJenkins

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Pay

This job starts at: $144k
Typical software engineer job: $167k

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