This role is for a software engineer in the Machine Learning Applications team for AWS Neuron, focusing on the development and performance tuning of various ML model families, including large language models and Vision Transformers. The team collaborates closely with chip architects and compiler engineers to create distributed training solutions using Trainium. Strong software development and machine learning knowledge are essential for maximizing model efficiency on AWS Trainium. The team values inclusion, work-life balance, and mentorship for career growth.

• 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, including coding standards and testing
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Lead efforts to build distributed training support into Pytorch and Jax using XLA and the Neuron compiler.
• Tune ML models to ensure highest performance on customer AWS Trainium.
• Collaborate with chip architects, compiler engineers, and runtime engineers.
• Develop and enable performance tuning for a variety of ML model families.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.