The ASIC Design Engineer role at AWS involves designing and optimizing hardware for machine learning servers, specifically focusing on custom SoCs like AWS Inferentia. The position is part of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team, which emphasizes high design quality and innovative technology integration. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ASIC design and SystemVerilog, contributing to the development of high-performance and power-efficient designs. The team values inclusion, work-life balance, and mentorship for career growth.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.

• Develop and implement high-performance, area and power-efficient RTL designs.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of designs to optimize trade-offs between features, power consumption, performance, and area requirements.
• Create microarchitectures and implement SystemVerilog RTL.
• Execute lint and clock domain crossing quality checks to ensure design integrity.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including architects and verification specialists.

• 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.