Sr Software Development Engineer ML Infrastructure Team

Want to help drive the success of Machine Learning technologies at AWS Do you have the skills and motivation to build automation that supports the success of peer teams We want to talk to you!

We seek a Sr. Software Development Engineer for the Machine Learning (ML) Infrastructure team to build the tools that are used to guarantee top performance of AWS ML and High Performance Computing (HPC) technologies developed by our organization. Bring your exceptional knowledge of CI/CD automation ML and HPC benchmarks and applications to bear on the cuttingedge software we develop. Join us as we expand the AWS offerings for AI including Trainium Graviton and the Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA).


Key job responsibilities
Be the lead engineer on a team that builds and maintains the infrastructure that monitors and reports on functionality and performance of massive testing workloads run at scale. Use internal Amazon CI/CD tools Linux and public AWS products to automate the delivery of our software to customers saving developer time. Write Python code that effortlessly spools up large clusters and runs benchmarks and applications for ML and HPC workloads. Use AWS Managed Grafana and Athena to digest the massive amount of performance data generated by these workloads and create dashboards for developers and stakeholders. Invent automatic mechanisms to alert developers to functional and performance regressions so they never reach reach customers. Manage the complexity of infrastructure that covers many instance types software stacks Linux operating systems cuttingedge releases and make it easy to evolve.

A day in the life
You use Typescript and the CDK to ensure all infrastructure setup is code (IoC) reviewed and committed to automated pipelines. You find innovative ways to schedule work using SLURM and Active Directory supporting multiple teams of developers while keeping cluster costs down. You write excellent documents that communicate clearly to peers stakeholders and leadership what the team is doing and the plan for future work. You draw on your experience as a software developer to mentor other engineers.

About the team
We are part of Annapurna Labs a subsidiary in AWS that builds software and hardware that make ML on EC2 work. Our organization is a dedicated group of innovators that have invented new networks new silicon new software suites and combined those to entice customers to move immense ML and HPC workloads to the cloud. The ML Infrastructure team is laser focused on making AWS the best and most costeffective place for customers to do AI at scale.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance
We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

5 years of noninternship professional software development experience
5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team
5 years experience coding in Python Typescript CDK
Experience developing highly automated CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred)
Proficiency working with Linux ideally including Containers
Experience with Clustered ML or HPC Applications or Benchmarks especially using SLURM or in AWS

Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience creating automated dashboards and visualization (such as Grafana)

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 $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/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.