Software Development Engineer – AI/ML Networking Disaggregated Inference, Annapurna Labs , Elastic Collectives
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer – AI/ML Networking Disaggregated Inference, Annapurna Labs , Elastic Collectives
AmazonLocation
Cupertino, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$165,200 - $223,600 per year
Job description
The role involves building and optimizing low-level data-movement software for transferring KV cache and activations across accelerators and servers. The team, part of Annapurna Labs at AWS, focuses on high-performance networking solutions for AI and HPC workloads. Engineers will work closely with hardware and software experts to enhance the performance of large language models. This position offers opportunities for mentorship and career growth in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Requirements
- Strong C/C++ programming skills with a genuine interest in low-level, performance-critical systems.
- Solid command of Linux, memory management, and writing fast code.
- Experience with high-speed networking, HPC interconnects, or GPU/accelerator systems is a strong plus.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Build and optimize low-level data-movement software for transferring KV cache and activations.
- Profile real workloads to identify bottlenecks and improve performance.
- Work across the stack from network transport to inference frameworks.
- Deliver features for large clusters serving significant AI models in production.
- Collaborate with infrastructure experts, hardware engineers, and scientists.
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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