Sr Software Engineer, Graviton Software, Annapurna Labs

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading tech giant where you will play a crucial role in developing innovative software solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on the cutting-edge Graviton initiative, optimizing performance for AWS services while contributing to open source projects. This position offers the chance to lead projects, mentor peers, and shape the future of cloud computing. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance, mentorship, and career growth, you will thrive in a culture that values diversity and inclusion. Embrace the opportunity to innovate and make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Mentorship programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Work-life balance support

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development and programming with various languages.
• Experience in leading design and architecture of systems.

Responsibilities

• Build software frameworks to analyze performance of hardware and software.
• Automate collection and analysis of performance data.

Skills

Software Development

Programming Languages

Design Patterns

Performance Analysis

Linux

Open Source Contribution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Perf Tools

Git

Job description

Sr Software Engineer, Graviton Software, Annapurna Labs

The AWS Graviton Software team is looking for Software Engineers to develop tools to drive the optimization of open source and internal applications. Annapurna Labs, part of AWS, designed Graviton as a strategic initiative to improve how software works at Amazon scale. Graviton is Arm-based CPU that delivers better performance, lower price, and lower carbon footprint over comparable x86-based instances.

Key job responsibilities

1. Build software framework for tools to analyze performance of hardware and software components.
2. Leverage existing perf tools like sysstat, sysctl, perf, etc.
3. Automate the collection and analysis of processor, OS, and workload performance data.
4. Help external AWS customers and various internal AWS services like AWS Lambda, Elastic Map Reduce, ElastiCache, and RDS to troubleshoot bottlenecks and to optimize the architecture, algorithms, and deployment on Graviton.
5. Work on Linux and other open source code, improving it and contributing the changes back to the community.
6. Play an instrumental role in driving the AWS roadmap to deliver cost-effective and performant computing systems.
7. Use and further develop your deep knowledge in areas including design, implementation, and data analysis.
8. Have the opportunity to lead the innovation and deliver software that powers the world’s largest cloud provider.
9. 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 employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 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. Amazon’s 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 work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s 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 life-long 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 we’re 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 better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team

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: Graviton Developer Guide on GitHub.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2. 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
3. 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
4. 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
2. Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit this link.

Posted: December 10, 2024 (Updated about 5 hours ago)