Software Engineer Graviton Software Annapurna Labs
Software Engineer Graviton Software Annapurna Labs
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The AWS Graviton Software team is seeking Software Engineers to drive performance optimization of open source projects internal services and customer applications. We are looking for engineers who have an interest in performance engineering and/or have relevant experience that can translate to these areas.
The role focuses on optimizing software up and down the stack from working on the Linux kernel to debugging and optimizing C or Rust applications to digging into and optimizing assembly code. This doesnt mean you have or will have all those skills but youll have a chance to learn from those who do.
We look at performance across all types of applications and workloads: databases web services games video encoding ML and HPC and a variety of internal and customer services and applications to ensure they are taking advantage of Gravitons capabilities. We maintain profiling tools to help AWS customers and internal teams debug performance related problems often working with them directly find root causes and resolve their issues. We work with the hardware teams to benchmark performance and find optimizations in next generation hardware.
Key job responsibilities
As a Graviton Software Developer you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute on a variety of different projects:
Optimize software performance for AWS customers and internal services (such as S3 Lambda EMR ElastiCache RDS) by troubleshooting bottlenecks and improving architectures and algorithms on Graviton.
Contribute performance improvements and bug fixes to Linux kernel and other open source projects.
Develop frameworks to analyze hardware and software performance. Create automated systems for collecting and analyzing processor OS and workload performance data.
Use performance tools (sysstat sysctl perf Aperf) to identify and resolve software bottlenecks.
Apply and expand your expertise in system design implementation and data analysis.
If you are already an open source developer or passionate about it you will be able to continue your passion and contribute back to the community across all those projects.
A day in the life
Here at AWS we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employeeled affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and host annual and ongoing learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to lifelong happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a betterrounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
About the team
Annapurna Labs part of AWS designed Graviton as a strategic initiative to improve how software works at Amazon scale. Graviton is Amazons Armbased CPU initiative that delivers superior performance lower costs and reduced carbon footprint compared to x86 instances.
The Graviton Software organization ports optimizes and develops software to drive down the cost of adoption and operation for the AWS Graviton instances. We proactively improve and upstream open source software including Linux kernel operating system compilers libraries and applications. We help internal and external customers to troubleshoot and fix performance bottlenecks that prevent them from using Graviton. We develop tools to automate most of the heavy lifting and maintain publicly available documentation.
3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
The role focuses on optimizing software up and down the stack from working on the Linux kernel to debugging and optimizing C or Rust applications to digging into and optimizing assembly code. This doesnt mean you have or will have all those skills but youll have a chance to learn from those who do.
We look at performance across all types of applications and workloads: databases web services games video encoding ML and HPC and a variety of internal and customer services and applications to ensure they are taking advantage of Gravitons capabilities. We maintain profiling tools to help AWS customers and internal teams debug performance related problems often working with them directly find root causes and resolve their issues. We work with the hardware teams to benchmark performance and find optimizations in next generation hardware.
Key job responsibilities
As a Graviton Software Developer you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute on a variety of different projects:
Optimize software performance for AWS customers and internal services (such as S3 Lambda EMR ElastiCache RDS) by troubleshooting bottlenecks and improving architectures and algorithms on Graviton.
Contribute performance improvements and bug fixes to Linux kernel and other open source projects.
Develop frameworks to analyze hardware and software performance. Create automated systems for collecting and analyzing processor OS and workload performance data.
Use performance tools (sysstat sysctl perf Aperf) to identify and resolve software bottlenecks.
Apply and expand your expertise in system design implementation and data analysis.
If you are already an open source developer or passionate about it you will be able to continue your passion and contribute back to the community across all those projects.
A day in the life
Here at AWS we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employeeled affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and host annual and ongoing learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to lifelong happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a betterrounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
About the team
Annapurna Labs part of AWS designed Graviton as a strategic initiative to improve how software works at Amazon scale. Graviton is Amazons Armbased CPU initiative that delivers superior performance lower costs and reduced carbon footprint compared to x86 instances.
The Graviton Software organization ports optimizes and develops software to drive down the cost of adoption and operation for the AWS Graviton instances. We proactively improve and upstream open source software including Linux kernel operating system compilers libraries and applications. We help internal and external customers to troubleshoot and fix performance bottlenecks that prevent them from using Graviton. We develop tools to automate most of the heavy lifting and maintain publicly available documentation.
3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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