Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Neuron Frameworks

AWS Neuron • Cupertino, CA

16h

About The Position

AWS Neuron is the complete software stack for the AWS Inferentia and Trainium cloud-scale machine learning accelerators. As a part of the Neuron Frameworks team you'll develop and enhance support PyTorch and JAX for AWS Neuron, working with the open source ecosystem. You will develop and extend support for the leading ML frameworks, delivering an outstanding user experience for PyTorch and JAX ML model development on the Trainium and Inferentia accelerators. You will work closely with teams across AWS Neuron including compiler, training and inference optimization to optimize frameworks for AWS's accelerator architectures, and engage closely with the PyTorch and JAX and other ML Framework communities to take advantage of their latest capabilities and improve performance and usability for ML model developers. A successful candidate will have a experience developing Machine Learning infrastructure and/or ML Frameworks, a demonstrated ability to work with open source communities to influence future community direction, a robust technical ability and a motivation to achieve results. Experience with technologies and tools such as XLA, vLLM or Hugging Face transformers is highly valued. Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Key job responsibilities You will work with the team to develop, improve and release JAX and PyTorch framework support for AWS Neuron. You will understand current and future directions of ML framework development, with a focus on setting the direction for the AWS Neuron framework technology roadmap, shaping the future of framework support on accelerators, and enabling key features for AWS Neuron such as torch.compile(). You will work closely with the PyTorch and JAX community to actively drive the future directions to improve the experience of developing and optimizing ML models on accelerators. About the team Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Work/Life Balance We value work-life 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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led 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. Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Requirements

• 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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Experience with technologies and tools such as XLA, vLLM or Hugging Face transformers is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• You will work with the team to develop, improve and release JAX and PyTorch framework support for AWS Neuron.
• You will understand current and future directions of ML framework development, with a focus on setting the direction for the AWS Neuron framework technology roadmap, shaping the future of framework support on accelerators, and enabling key features for AWS Neuron such as torch.compile().
• You will work closely with the PyTorch and JAX community to actively drive the future directions to improve the experience of developing and optimizing ML models on accelerators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees