Sr Software Engineer, Graviton Software, Annapurna Labs

The AWS Graviton Software team is seeking Senior Software Engineers to optimize performance for AWS Graviton, a crucial component that delivers the best price/performance in AWS data centers. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact how software runs in AWS while working on cutting-edge technology. The position involves performance optimization across open source projects, internal services, and customer applications, ranging from Linux kernel development to C++/Rust debugging and assembly-level optimization.

The team optimizes various applications including databases, web services, games, video encoding, ML, and HPC workloads. As a Graviton Software Developer, you'll be responsible for enhancing architectures, analyzing performance bottlenecks, contributing to open source projects, and developing analysis tools. The role offers significant learning opportunities and the chance to work with latest CPU technology.

The team highly values work-life balance and provides flexibility in working hours. There's a strong emphasis on mentorship and career growth, with a broad mix of experience levels and tenures. The organization actively contributes to open source software, including Linux kernel, operating systems, compilers, libraries, and applications.

This position is available in three major tech hubs: Austin, Cupertino, and Seattle. The compensation is competitive, ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 based on location and experience, plus additional benefits and equity opportunities. The role requires 5+ years of professional software development experience and offers the chance to work on impactful projects while contributing to both AWS and the open source community.