Software Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs, Elastic Collectives

Annapurna Labs; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Annapurna Labs, a core AWS team, seeks an experienced engineer to advance distributed AI/ML systems with a focus on collective operations that scale across multiple accelerators and servers. The role emphasizes a strong C/C++ foundation, Linux kernel knowledge, and high-performance code.

The environment blends low-level software with hardware awareness, including opportunities to work on HPC interconnects and networking across EC2 infrastructure.

Job description

Description

We are seeking an experienced engineer to work on distributed AI/ML systems. This role involves working on collective operations - the fundamental operations that enable AI to scale across multiple accelerators & servers. Most of our stack is C/C++ and relatively low level, so solid knowledge of Linux, kernels, and performant code is important. Experience with embedded systems is valued, and experience with high-speed networking or HPC interconnects is valued highly.

Description

We are seeking an experienced engineer to work on distributed AI/ML systems. This role involves working on collective operations - the fundamental operations that enable AI to scale across multiple accelerators & servers. Most of our stack is C/C++ and relatively low level, so solid knowledge of Linux, kernels, and performant code is important. Experience with embedded systems is valued, and experience with high-speed networking or HPC interconnects is valued highly. If you like solving hard problems, want to work with HPC and ML customers, iterate fast and deliver meaningful solutions at scale, then come join us! This truly is a role on the forefront of AI/ML, you’ll be working on features for the largest clusters, with the largest customers, for the largest AI models. The org you would be joining is Annapurna Labs, an integral part of AWS and develops hardware and software components that are critical building blocks for EC2 infrastructure. Every instance in EC2 is running some type of hardware designed in Annapurna Labs. We specialize in designing software, systems and chips that optimize the AWS customer experience.

A day in the life

Annapurna Labs, a crucial part of AWS, is responsible for developing hardware and software components for EC2 infrastructure. Our team focuses on building networking solutions that for Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads on AWS.

We have mixed discipline orgs, you’d be working side by side with infrastructure experts, hardware engineers, RTL engineers, scientists & architects. Our workforce spans the globe and is truly international, you’ll find yourself working side by side with individuals from numerous countries. We take mentorship serious, you can both expect senior mentorship and will be expected to mentor new and junior engineers.

The pace is fast as we work on the latest advancements of AI/ML, but we take the time to bond as a team and enjoy the successes. We offer flexibility in working hours, and respect WLB as a core org tenet. The team enjoys working with numerous principal-level engineers and closely with directors, career growth opportunities are certainly available. This is a role where you will always be encouraged to keep learning, the AI/ML field is fast moving and constantly evolving.

About The Team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one‑on‑one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences

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Work/Life Balance

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