Build Linux-based test automation and AWS tooling for Annapurna Labs' next-gen semiconductor platforms

This role is on Amazon's Annapurna Labs semiconductor team, building system software for next-generation cloud/silicon platforms — specifically Linux images, hardware test automation infrastructure, and AWS self-service applications. Requires 3+ years of professional software development with a CS degree; preferred qualifications lean toward Python and Bash-based test automation frameworks. This is a systems-level, hardware-adjacent SDE role, distinct from typical application engineering.

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What this interview tests

Linux-based systems and image build/maintenance
Hardware test automation infrastructure design
Python and Bash-based test automation frameworks
AWS self-service application development
Requirements gathering across internal/external customers
Full software development life cycle ownership in an early-stage team

Common question themes

Tell me about building or maintaining a Linux image integrated with test software

How would you design automation infrastructure to execute hardware tests at scale?

Describe a test automation framework you built in Python with Bash scripting

How have you used AWS as part of a broader software solution rather than just hosting?

How do you gather and reconcile requirements from both internal and external stakeholders?

Walk me through how you've owned a project across the full SDLC on a small, early-stage team

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