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Software Engineer II, MLA Automation & Deployments

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Compensation
$144–194K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon’s Release and Automation Software Team builds services and automation for releases and daily operations of Machine Learning Acceleration platforms. The engineer designs and builds CI/CD and other automation to improve customer experience and system quality, working with machine learning software and hardware teams. The team operates ARTS, which orchestrates software deployments across AWS data centers, lab environments, and manufacturing test infrastructure.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

JavaKotlinAWS Step FunctionsDatabasesDynamoDBTimestreamAWS LambdaAWS CDKCloudFormationAmazon EC2CI/CDSoftware ProgrammingSystem DesignDesign PatternsReliabilityScalabilitySoftware Development LifecycleCoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesSoftware TestingSoftware OperationsComplex Software Systems

Qualifications

3+ Years Software Development2+ Years System Design or Architecture3+ Years Software Development Lifecycle

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

In Annapurna Labs we are at the forefront of hardware/software co-design not just in Amazon Web Services (AWS) but across the industry. The Release and Automation Software Team is looking for candidates interested in designing and building services and automations to improve the releases and operations of our Machine Learning servers.

Have you ever wondered how some public bug ever made it to production? Ever built a custom test runner and automated it for every build? Do you despise repeated manual work? Have you built any automation for your home? The lights, maybe window blinds, maybe the thermostat, or maybe you had a wild animal problem and you set up a motion sensor to turn on the sprinklers and send them packing. If that fits you or just sounds fun we want to hear from you.

Come learn about the inner workings of the largest and most comprehensive cloud provider on the planet. Our team writes software to automate the release and daily operations of multiple platforms. Come join our team.

We are seeking an engineer that is comfortable with Java or Kotlin, familiar with AWS Step functions, Databases (DynamoDB, Timestream, etc), Lambdas, CDK, Cloud Formation, EC2, and experienced with releasing software at scale with CI/CD.

Key job responsibilities

  • Understand the Machine Learning Acceleration (MLA) platforms and designing and build CI/CD and other automation to improve customers experience and quality of the system.

  • Works with Machine Learning Software and Hardware Teams to understand challenges and improve efficiency and quality of releases and operations

  • Develop software which can be maintained, improved upon, documented, tested, and reused.

A day in the life

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team

We are the release engineering backbone for Amazon's ML Accelerator platform (Trainium/Inferentia). We build and operate ARTS (Automated Release and Testing System) — the automation infrastructure that orchestrates software deployments across AWS data centers, lab environments, and manufacturing test infrastructure for ML custom silicon.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

  • Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

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, TX, Austin - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 41,256 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–194K/yr
  • Texas median$120–200K/yr1,284 salary ranges
  • US median$135–217K/yr32,647 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $169K, is 7% above the Texas median midpoint ($158K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,242 open Software Engineer jobs in Texas and 41,256 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,425 postings).
Education
15,161 of the 41,256 open Software Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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