Software Engineer- AI​/ML, AWS Neuron

Role Overview

AWS Neuron is the complete software stack for the AWS Inferentia and Trainium cloud‑scale machine learning accelerators and the Trn1 and Inf1 servers that use them. This role is for a software engineer in the Machine Learning Applications (ML Apps) team for AWS Neuron. The role is responsible for development, enablement and performance tuning of a wide variety of ML model families, including massive scale large language models like LLama4, Mixtral, DBRX and beyond, as well as stable diffusion, Vision Transformers and many more.

• Lead efforts building distributed training support into PyTorch and JAX using XLA and the Neuron compiler and runtime stacks.
• Help tune large models to ensure highest performance and maximize efficiency on customer AWS Trainium.
• Collaborate with chip architects, compiler engineers, runtime engineers and distributed training team to create, build and tune distributed training solutions with Trainium.
• Use Python to train large models; experience with FSDP, Deepspeed and other distributed training libraries.

• Inclusive Team Culture: embrace differences, culture of inclusion, employee‑led affinity groups, benefit offerings, learning experiences.
• Work/Life Balance: flexibility in working hours, encourage balance.
• Mentorship & Career Growth: support new members, celebrate knowledge sharing and mentorship.

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience: coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit  This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.