Kernel / Hypervisor Engineer, Firecracker

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Amazon is seeking a Kernel/Hypervisor Engineer to help develop and improve Firecracker, its lightweight virtual machine monitor used to run secure, fast serverless workloads. The role typically requires strong experience with operating-system kernels, hypervisors, virtualization, Linux, systems programming and languages such as C or Rust. Candidates should understand CPU and memory virtualization, device models, security isolation, performance optimization and low-level debugging. Responsibilities may include designing features, reviewing code, investigating complex production issues, improving reliability and collaborating with engineers across AWS. Strong problem-solving, communication and technical documentation skills are expected, along with the ability to work independently in a technically demanding environment.

About the employer

Amazon is a global technology and commerce company operating across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, advertising, logistics and consumer devices. Its cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), provides infrastructure and platform services to businesses, governments and developers worldwide. Firecracker is an open-source virtual machine monitor created by AWS to provide secure, lightweight and rapidly starting micro virtual machines, particularly for serverless and container workloads. Amazon is known for its large-scale engineering challenges, customer-focused culture and emphasis on ownership, innovation and measurable results. Employees commonly work in multidisciplinary teams and may contribute to widely used products and open-source projects. The company offers opportunities across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, data, operations and business functions in Ireland.