E-Commerce STEM OPT Jobs in Washington
Washington's e-commerce sector, anchored by Amazon's global headquarters in Seattle and a growing cluster of marketplace and logistics tech companies in Bellevue and Redmond, regularly hires international graduates for data, engineering, and product roles. F-1 STEM OPT authorization aligns well with the technical degree requirements these employers typically list for qualifying positions.
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Annapurna Labs was a startup company acquired by AWS in 2015, and is now fully integrated. If AWS is an infrastructure company, then think Annapurna Labs as the infrastructure provider of AWS. Our org covers multiple disciplines including silicon engineering, hardware design and verification, software, and operations. AWS Nitro, ENA, EFA, Graviton and F1 EC2 Instances, AWS Neuron, Inferentia and Trainium ML Accelerators, and in storage with scalable NVMe, are some of the products we have delivered, over the last few years.
AWS Neuron is the complete software stack for the AWS Inferentia and Trainium cloud-scale machine learning accelerators and the Trn1 and Inf1 servers that use them. This position is for a Software Engineer that will lead the development of machine learning tools to run, optimize, and analyze machine learning workloads. This candidate must have had experience leading machine learning tool projects, preferably starting from architecture through several generations of delivery to customers. Deep knowledge of profiling and optimization, resource management, scheduling, code generation are needed. The ideal candidate will have worked on new instruction set architectures, which may include CPU, NPU, GPU and other forms of compute.
Key job responsibilities
This engineer will lead the design and implementation of this new toolset, will work with developers, system architects, hardware engineers and users both within and external to Amazon to ensure compatibility of this new toolset with existing and next-generation AI accelerators.
A day in the life
As you design and code solutions to help our team drive efficiencies in software architecture, you’ll create metrics, implement automation and other improvements, and resolve the root cause of software defects. You’ll also:
- Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
- Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
- Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff.
About the team
- High-impact, high-visibility: You'll directly accelerate every Neuron team's ability to ship — your work multiplies the output of 100+ engineers
- Greenfield opportunities: We're actively building new capabilities with significant design ownership for SDEs
- Small, senior team: where every person owns major components and drives architectural decisions
- Cutting edge of AI infrastructure: Work at the intersection of Kubernetes, custom silicon, and large-scale ML workloads
Diverse Experiences
We value diverse experiences and non-traditional career paths. If your career is just starting or includes alternative experiences, we encourage you to apply.
Inclusive Team Culture
Our employee-led affinity groups foster inclusion. Events like CORE and AmazeCon inspire us to embrace our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
We strive for flexibility as part of our working culture, supporting you both at work and at home.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We offer knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and one-on-one code reviews to help you grow as a professional.
Hybrid Work
This role is onsite, with flexibility to work remotely when you're unable to make it into the office.
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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS
- Experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem, or experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications and experience in any Bigdata architecture
- Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Strong proficiency in Go/Java, Python, and Javascript/Typescript
- Application and kernel performance profiling and optimization
- Proficiency in integrated software/hardware performance analysis and optimization
- Experience designing and operating production services
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.
LOCATION
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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Which e-commerce companies in Washington sponsor F-1 STEM OPT workers?
Amazon is the most active e-commerce employer in Washington and has an extensive history of filing Labor Condition Applications for technical roles that align with STEM OPT-eligible degree fields. Other Washington-based companies with e-commerce operations, including Chewy's tech teams and various marketplace startups in the Seattle-Bellevue corridor, have also filed LCAs for engineering, data science, and product management positions. OFLC disclosure data is the most reliable way to verify a specific employer's filing history.
Which cities in Washington have the most e-commerce F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs?
Seattle concentrates the majority of Washington's e-commerce sponsorship activity, driven by Amazon's headquarters and a dense ecosystem of logistics technology, marketplace, and retail tech companies. Bellevue and Redmond also host significant e-commerce and platform engineering teams. Outside the Eastside, Kirkland and Bothell have smaller but growing technology operations tied to e-commerce infrastructure, supply chain software, and fulfillment technology.
What types of e-commerce roles typically qualify for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship in Washington?
Roles that qualify generally require a degree in a STEM field and involve applying that training directly to the job. In Washington's e-commerce sector, qualifying positions commonly include software development engineers, data scientists, machine learning engineers, supply chain analysts, and quantitative product managers. Roles in search relevance, recommendation systems, and fulfillment optimization are particularly common given Washington's concentration of marketplace and logistics technology employers. O*NET occupation profiles can help confirm whether a specific job title falls within an eligible CIP code.
How do I find e-commerce F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs in Washington?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa type and state, making it straightforward to find e-commerce employers in Washington that have a verified history of sponsoring F-1 STEM OPT workers. Rather than sorting through general job postings, Migrate Mate surfaces roles where sponsorship is a documented pattern, which is especially useful for Seattle-area e-commerce and marketplace companies where competition for international talent is high.
Are there any Washington-specific considerations for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship in e-commerce?
Washington has no state income tax, which affects total compensation comparisons but does not change federal STEM OPT requirements. Employers in Washington's e-commerce sector must still file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and meet prevailing wage obligations under USCIS rules. Washington's concentration of large, established e-commerce employers means many HR departments are already familiar with STEM OPT authorization periods and the 24-month extension, though each employer's internal sponsorship policies differ.