senior software engineering DevOps Engineer ic · Posted Apr 7, 2026
$193,300 – $261,500
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level DevOps Engineer in the software engineering function based in Austin, TX. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Bash, AWS. Compensation is listed at $193,300–$261,500 per year.

Role
DevOps Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Austin, TX
Department
Software Development
Posted
Apr 7, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers

The Senior SoC Software DevOps Engineer role centers on enabling the rapid and reliable development of software for AWSs most advanced custom machine learning chips. This position is critical to supporting the Trainium and Inferentia families of silicon which power large scale AI training at AWS. The engineer will serve as the primary owner of infrastructure that directly affects how quickly software teams can iterate on code for both pre silicon simulation environments and post silicon production deployments. By building robust automation and tooling the role ensures that tape outs for new chips stay on schedule and that software is ready to function immediately when first silicon becomes available. This work has a direct impact on AWSs ability to deliver advanced ML infrastructure to its largest customers. This role operates at the intersection of hardware and software requiring deep expertise in infrastructure engineering to solve unique challenges such as coordinating releases across isolated environments and validating firmware on real silicon. It is a foundational position for the SoC software teams as it frees engineers from infrastructure burdens allowing them to focus on feature development. Success in this role will be measured by improvements in development velocity release quality and the…

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