About the Role
About the Role
The AWS Graviton Software team is seeking Software Engineers to optimize performance for AWS Graviton.
Graviton delivers the best price/performance in AWS data centers. For the past 3 years, Graviton has powered the majority of new EC2 capacity and is used by over 98% of our largest customers.
You'll drive performance optimization across open source projects, internal services, and customer applications, working on everything from Linux kernel development to C++/Rust debugging to assembly-level optimization. Our team optimizes a diverse range of applications including databases, web services, games, video encoding, ML, and HPC workloads.
This doesn’t mean you have or will have all those skills, but you’ll have a chance to learn from those who do. This is a unique opportunity to impact how software runs in AWS, while growing your technical breadth and depth.
What You'll Do
- Performance Optimization & Analysis
- Enhance architectures and algorithms for optimal performance
- Use tools like Aperf, sysstat, sysctl, perf to identify bottlenecks
- Monitor and analyze processor, OS, and workload metrics
- Optimize software performance for AWS customers and AWS services (such as S3, Lambda, EMR, ElastiCache, RDS ..etc)
- Open Source Development
- Contribute to Linux kernel improvements
- Contribute to various other open source projects
- Develop analysis frameworks and automation systems
- Tool(s) Development
- Enhance APerf (our open-source Rust-based performance tool)
- Create new performance analysis features
- Build and maintain automation solutions
Who You Are
Basic Qualifications
- Are 18 years of age or older
- Experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
- Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience from a technical internship
- Experience in optimization mathematics such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization
- Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational databases
- Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
- Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
- Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), AI tools for development productivity, contributing to open-source projects, and/or version control systems
Compensation
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.
Benefits
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.
Requirements
Programming Languages
Experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, C++, or C#.
General-purpose Languages
Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
Data Structures and Algorithms
Experience with data structure implementation and basic algorithm development.
Nice to Have
Experience from a technical internship is preferred.
Experience in optimization mathematics such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization.
Experience with Cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
Benefits
Health Insurance
Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
401(k) Matching
Amazon offers 401(k) matching for retirement savings.
Paid Time Off
Generous paid time off policy.
Parental Leave
Paid parental leave for new parents.