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1mo ago

Sr Software Engineer

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. Austin, TX

Austin, TX

1mo ago Closed

$168k - $227k/yr Full time Senior AWS Engineering

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 14, 2026).

Job Description

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to optimize performance for AWS Graviton. The role spans performance tuning across open source projects, internal AWS services, and customer applications, with opportunities to contribute to the Linux kernel, APerf, and other open source initiatives. This onsite position in Austin, TX offers a substantial salary range of USD 168,100 to 227,400 per year.

Responsibilities

Improve system architectures and algorithms to maximize performance
Leverage tools such as APerf, sysstat, sysctl, and perf to pinpoint bottlenecks
Monitor and analyze processor, operating system, and workload metrics to drive optimizations
Enhance performance for AWS customers and AWS services including S3, Lambda, EMR, ElastiCache, and RDS
Contribute to Linux kernel improvements
Contribute to a range of open source projects
Develop analysis frameworks and automation systems
Advance APerf, the open source Rust-based performance tool
Add new performance analysis features
Build and maintain automation solutions

Requirements

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming experience in at least one programming language
5+ years leading design or architecture efforts for new and existing systems, including patterns, reliability, and scaling
5+ years spanning the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations

Technologies

APerf
sysstat
sysctl
perf
Linux kernel
C++
Rust

Benefits

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Sign-on payments
Restricted stock units (RSUs)

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