Sr. Kernel/Hypervisor Engineer, EC2 Accelerated NitroJob ID: 2703957 | Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH - R28
EC2 is looking for an experienced Senior Kernel & Hypervisor Engineer for one of our virtualization organizations. As part of the team, you will be given the chance to have a significant impact on our systems, our business and most importantly our customers, working in a diverse work environment with a flexible schedule. You will be building the lowest layer of the Amazon Web Services software stack, engineering the Nitro Hypervisor and new EC2 instance families for AWS. You will have the opportunity to innovate, make new engineering proposals, and explore new areas.
EC2 Accelerated Nitro is an organization that powers the EC2 Nitro instance families, focusing on hypervisors, virtualization and accelerated computing. We engineer the Nitro Hypervisor and integrate hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs, etc.) into the EC2 instance families to support advanced workloads, such as machine learning, high performance computing, inference or graphics processing.
Key job responsibilities Take end to end ownership of the software development life cycle, building new solutions across the virtualization software stack and influencing virtualization components. This includes design, testing and deployment.Drive operational excellence, improving the quality of the hypervisor and our instance platforms.Lead other engineers, improving processes, and partnering with product and program managers.Influence and contribute to the technological roadmap of your team.Work with other EC2 teams like hardware, software and firmware groups across the globe, driving innovative solutions.This position involves On-call responsibility. We work as a team to root-cause the issues and ensure our systems are resilient and fault-tolerant.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering teamExperience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systemsExperience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design5+ years of programming experience with C /Rust or any compiled language.Direct experience with Linux kernel and/or virtualization development.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years of experience using the typical Linux command line toolbox.Proficient in at least one CPU architecture such as x86 or ARM and hands on experience working on the Linux Kernel.Advanced understanding of performance critical areas of the Linux Kernel.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
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