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Sr. SDM, AI Inference Technology, Neuron SDK

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/28/2026
Description

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry.

Come develop inference acceleration for AWS Neuron, the complete software stack for Trainium, Amazon's custom cloud-scale machine learning accelerators that power the latest AI models

As the Sr. SDM for the Inference Technology Team, you will lead a strong team of managers and engineers to build fundamental inference technology building blocks and libraries to enable AI developers to optimize model for inference on Trainium and Inferentia devices. You will be responsible for the full development life cycle of inference library and feature development, including reliability and scalability. You will develop the Neuronx_Distributed Inference Libraries and contribute to other popular open source Inference Libraries, enabling customers to optimize LLMs, multimodal, and generative models.

The ideal candidate will have an established background in delivering AI feature support for demanding, fast-changing priorities or delivering high-performance models using distributed inference libraries. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical ability to understand and manage a vertically integrated system stack that consisting of hardware, frameworks, and workflows.

A day in the life

You will work with the executive leadership and other senior management and technical leaders to define product directions and deliver them to customers. We build massive-scale distributed training and inference solutions, developing the full stack of software, servers and chips together with teams across the Annapurna organization to run the largest machine learning workloads.

About The Team

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

  • 10 years of engineering experience
  • 5 years of engineering team management experience
  • 10 years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
  • Experience partnering with product or program management teams
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience partnering with product and program management teams
  • Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Cupertino - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually


Company - Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Job ID: A3009701

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