This role is for a software engineer focused on building and owning functional models of SoC subsystems for AWS's virtual platforms. The team is responsible for enabling software teams to start development before silicon arrives, making it crucial for the development of machine learning clusters. The position involves working closely with software teams to improve usability and performance of the models. Candidates will have the opportunity to influence chip architecture and work in a small, impactful team environment.

• 2+ years of experience writing functional models, virtual platforms, or system-level simulations for hardware such as SoCs, ASICs, GPUs, or CPUs.
• Experience programming in C++ or SystemC, and familiarity with Python for tooling.
• Familiarity with SoC, CPU, GPU, and/or ASIC architecture and micro-architecture.
• 2+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience developing for or integrating with QEMU.
• Experience with SystemC, TLM, or transaction-level modeling.
• Experience building simulation infrastructure, CI pipelines, or release tooling.
• Familiarity with Modern C++ (20 and beyond).
• Experience with PyTest, GoogleTest, or similar test frameworks.
• Experience with multi-threaded programming.
• Familiarity with firmware, driver, or runtime software development.

• Build and own functional models of SoC subsystems that integrate into the full-system virtual platform.
• Design models for usability and performance to support software engineers running real workloads.
• Develop and improve the virtual platform infrastructure, including QEMU integration and simulation performance.
• Collaborate with software teams to understand their workflows and debug issues on the platform.
• Drive simulation performance improvements to handle increasingly complex workloads at scale.
• Contribute to model architecture decisions based on customer needs.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.