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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Dev Engineer I, Annapurna Labs - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Salary:** $110,500.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, C++ (Programming Language), Code Generation, Profiling, Databases, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Linear Programming, Linux Kernel, Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Program Analysis, System Programming, Video Encoding, Web Services, High Performance Computing, Amazon ElastiCache, Information Technology, Optimization Algorithms, AWS Data Analytics, Free and Open-Source Software, Software Performance, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10464104/software-dev-engineer-i-annapurna-labs ## About the Role Experience programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl - Candidates should have strong interests and academic qualifications in two or more of the following: - - Compiler design and optimization (e.g., LLVM, GCC internals, code generation, instruction selection) - - Computer architecture (e.g., ARM/AArch64, pipelining, memory hierarchies, SIMD/vector extensions) - - Systems programming (e.g., operating systems, linkers, runtimes, performance profiling) - - Program analysis and transformation (e.g., loop optimization, register allocation, auto-vectorization) Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent, or experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience - Experience contributing to open-source compiler projects (LLVM, GCC, or similar). - Familiarity with performance profiling and micro-architectural optimization on ARM-based processors. - Knowledge of optimization techniques such as polyhedral models, linear programming, or graph-based scheduling. - Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions. - Comfort with ambiguous or undefined problems and ability to think abstractly. ## Description 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. For the past 3 years, Graviton has powered the majority of new EC2 capacity and is used by over 98% of our largest customers. You'll drive performance optimization across open source projects, internal services, and customer applications, working on everything from Linux kernel development to C++/Rust debugging to assembly-level optimization. Our team optimizes a diverse range of applications including databases, web services, games, video encoding, ML, and HPC workloads. This doesn't mean you have or will have all those skills, but you'll have a chance to learn from those who do. This is a unique opportunity to impact how software runs in AWS, while growing your technical breadth and depth. Key job responsibilities Performance Optimization & Analysis - Enhance architectures and algorithms for optimal performance - Use tools like Aperf, sysstat, sysctl, perf to identify bottlenecks - Monitor and analyze processor, OS, and workload metrics - Optimize software performance for AWS customers and AWS services (such as S3, Lambda, EMR, ElastiCache, RDS ..etc) Open Source Development - Contribute to Linux kernel improvements - Contribute to various other open source projects - Develop analysis frameworks and automation systems Tool(s) Development - Enhance APerf (our open-source Rust-based performance tool) - Create new performance analysis features - Build and maintain automation solutions A day in the life 0 ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - CSS is DOOMed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1838-wearedevelopers-live-css-is-doomed) - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arm Architecture – Write Once, Deploy Anywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/940-unleashing-the-full-potential-of-the-arm-architecture-write-once-deploy-anywhere) - [Hate organising your photos? 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