Job Description
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Looking for a highly-skilled Senior Machine Learning Engineer, to lead the development and delivery of technologies to push the boundaries of efficient inference for open source Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) models. You will have an enormous opportunity to make an impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting-edge technologies used every day. This role offers the exciting chance to work in a highly technical domain at the boundary between fundamental AI research and production engineering such as Quantization, Speculative Decoding, and Long Context for inference efficiency.
Key job responsibilities
* Create solutions that facilitate the usage and building of artificial intelligence workflows and optimize them for cost and latency.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers and scientists to identify and solve complex problems in GenAI
• Design, prototype, and evaluate new inference engines and optimization techniques
• Participate in deep-dive analysis and profiling of production code. Optimize inference performance across various platforms
• Hold a high bar for technical excellence within the team and across the organization
About the team
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- - Experience with inference frameworks such as vllm, PyTorch, TensorFlow, TensorRT etc.
- - Proficiency in performance optimization on GPU or Trainiums
- - Proficiency in kernel programming for accelerated hardware using programming models such as (but not limited to) CUDA
- - Experience with latency-sensitive optimizations and real-time inference
- - Knowledge of model optimization techniques
- - Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
- - Passion for solving complex problems and driving innovation in AI technology
- - (MS/Phd) in Mathematics or Electrical engineering, with sufficient coding expertise CUDA/kernals preferred
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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. Dependent 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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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