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CPLD/FPGA Firmware Engineer, Annapurna Labs, ML Accelerator Systems Firmware

Amazon

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/12/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

Annapurna Labs is seeking an experienced CPLD/FPGA Firmware Engineer to join their ML Acceleration Server Firmware team. This team focuses on developing firmware for power sequencing and control systems in ML Acceleration servers. The role involves working in a cross-functional environment alongside software and hardware teams to enhance customer experience. The engineer will be responsible for building scalable designs and deploying firmware across various environments.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of programming with at least one hardware description language (HDL)
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Experience in embedded development in C/C++
  • Experience in RTL development in Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC

Responsibilities

  • Develop CPLD and FPGA programs that implement power sequencing and manage various protocols, including PWM, I2C, and SPI.
  • Develop systems software and drivers.
  • Define test and automation flows to validate firmware.
  • Evaluate and optimize firmware performance.
  • Build error detection and recovery mitigation systems at AWS scale.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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