Sr. Software Development Engineer, HPC/ML Networking Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 193,300 - 261,500; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an experienced engineer to advance distributed AI/ML systems. You will work on collective operations, low-level C/C++, and Linux kernel considerations for scalable performance across clusters.

You will join Annapurna Labs within AWS, focusing on hardware/software building blocks for EC2. The role offers mentorship, cross-team collaboration, and ongoing learning in a fast-moving AI/ML landscape.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of C/C++ coding experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, builds, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop distributed AI/ML systems and collective operations across accelerators and servers.
• Collaborate with HPC/infrastructure teams and ML customers to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

C/C++ coding

Software development

Mentoring/tech lead

Linux/kernel experience

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

NCCL

NVSHMEM

NIXL

Job 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 seriously, 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language 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
• Must have C/C++ Coding Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• ML Communications (NCCL, NIXL, NVSHMEM)

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USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually