Senior Manager, Software Development — AI Systems and Server, Annapurna Labs, Annapurna Labs

At Annapurna Labs we sit at the forefront of hardware and software accelerator solutionsnot just for Amazon Web Services (AWS) but across the entire industry. Our AI Systems and Server team is building the next generation of Management and Orchestration platforms for AI/ML servers and were looking for a leader excited to dive deep into modern orchestration provisioning network management and operations.
Our team designs builds deploys and operates Annapurnas fleet of accelerated servers powered by our world-class internally designed AI accelerator silicon systems and software. The systems we build support the largest AI applications in the world alongside the most innovative startups and research universities.
In this role you will lead a team of software and firmware developers responsible for overall system orchestration deployment and operationsspanning low-level boot security management provisioning updates and monitoring across both on-premise and off-premise environments.


A day in the life
Lead a team of software and firmware developers driving the architecture and development of our newest ML/AI Systems Orchestration and Management platform.
Partner with Systems AWS/EC2 and Annapurna hardware and software teams to build a standalone orchestration management system that deploys and manages current and future ML/AI rack- and server-level systems at scaleincluding accelerator networking and storage systemswith a strong bias toward industry standards and best-in-class solutions.
Collaborate across organizations to design a system that leverages existing internal infrastructure where practical while driving toward a next-generation customer-focused platform that is industry-standard compliant and OCP-compatible.
Mentor your team through complex technical challenges and establish a minimal viable system optimized for time-to-market that scales across products.
Shape system design and orchestration strategy through technical and customer discussions balancing short-term on-premise proof points with the simplest possible customer adoption path for their workloads.


- 10 years of engineering experience
- 5 years of engineering team management experience
- 10 years of planning designing developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs projects and development teams in an Agile environment

- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale high-traffic applications

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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.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Cupertino - 253100.00 - 342300.00 USD annually