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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Software Development Engineer, HPC/ML Networking Engineer, Annapurna Labs - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $193,300.0 - $261,500.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Hardware Design, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Computer Networking Systems, High Performance Computing, Information Technology, Build Process, Machine Learning Operations, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10480867/sr-software-development-engineer-hpc-ml-networking-engineer-annapurna-labs ## About the Role 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - Must have C/C++ Coding Experience Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - ML Communications (NCCL, NIXL, NVSHMEM) ## Description We are seeking an experienced engineer to work on distributed AI/ML systems. This role involves working on collective operations - the fundamental operations that enable AI to scale across multiple accelerators & servers. Most of our stack is C/C++ and relatively low level, so solid knowledge of Linux, kernels, and performant code is important. Experience with embedded systems is valued, and experience with high-speed networking or HPC interconnects is valued highly. If you like solving hard problems, want to work with HPC and ML customers, iterate fast and deliver meaningful solutions at scale, then come join us! This truly is a role on the forefront of AI/ML, you'll be working on features for the largest clusters, with the largest customers, for the largest AI models. The org you would be joining is Annapurna Labs, an integral part of AWS and develops hardware and software components that are critical building blocks for EC2 infrastructure. Every instance in EC2 is running some type of hardware designed in Annapurna Labs. We specialize in designing software, systems and chips that optimize the AWS customer experience. A day in the life Annapurna Labs, a crucial part of AWS, is responsible for developing hardware and software components for EC2 infrastructure. Our team focuses on building networking solutions that for Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads on AWS. We have mixed discipline orgs, you'd be working side by side with infrastructure experts, hardware engineers, RTL engineers, scientists & architects. Our workforce spans the globe and is truly international, you'll find yourself working side by side with individuals from numerous countries. We take mentorship seriously, you can both expect senior mentorship and will be expected to mentor new and junior engineers. The pace is fast as we work on the latest advancements of AI/ML, but we take the time to bond as a team and enjoy the successes. We offer flexibility in working hours, and respect WLB as a core org tenet. 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