Overview
This opportunity is open for Austin, Cupertino and Seattle. 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 and has powered the majority of new EC2 capacity and is used by over 90% of our largest customers. You’ll drive performance optimization across open source projects, internal services, and customer applications, working on topics from Linux kernel development to C++/Rust debugging to assembly-level optimization. This role provides a unique opportunity to impact how software runs in AWS while growing your technical breadth and depth.
Responsibilities
* Performance Optimization & Analysis
o Enhance architectures and algorithms for optimal performance
o Use tools like Aperf, sysstat, sysctl, perf to identify bottlenecks
o Monitor and analyze processor, OS, and workload metrics
o Optimize software performance for AWS customers and AWS services (such as S3, Lambda, EMR, ElastiCache, RDS, etc.)
* Open Source Development
o Contribute to Linux kernel improvements
o Contribute to various other open source projects
o Develop analysis frameworks and automation systems
* Tool(s) Development
o Enhance APerf (our open-source Rust-based performance tool)
o Create new performance analysis features
o Build and maintain automation solutions
The role offers opportunities to work on latest CPU technology while contributing to both AWS and the open source community.
Day in the life / Culture
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Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
* 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
* 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
* 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor\'s degree in computer science or equivalent
* Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/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. Depending 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, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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