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Software Engineer- AI/ML, AWS Neuron Distributed Training - Performance Optimization

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

This role is for a software engineer in the Distributed Training team for AWS Neuron, focusing on optimizing distributed training performance on Trainium. The team collaborates with chip architects and engineers to enhance training efficiency and throughput for large-scale machine learning models. Members are encouraged to share knowledge and mentor each other in a supportive environment. AWS values diverse experiences and promotes an inclusive culture that fosters career growth.

Requirements

  • 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 code reviews
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

  • Lead efforts to optimize distributed training performance on Trainium.
  • Maximize training throughput and model flops utilization across the Neuron software stack.
  • Work across PyTorch, JAX, and the Neuron compiler and runtime to enable large-scale training workloads.
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack.
  • Collaborate with chip architects, compiler engineers, and runtime engineers to create and tune distributed training solutions.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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