Amazon is seeking a Kernel/Hypervisor Engineer to work on Firecracker, its lightweight virtual-machine monitor used for secure, fast serverless and container workloads. The role typically requires strong systems-programming experience, especially in Rust or C/C++, and a solid understanding of operating-system kernels, virtualization, memory management, CPU architecture, networking, and Linux internals. Candidates should be comfortable designing, implementing, debugging, and performance-tuning low-level software, as well as contributing to open-source projects and collaborating across engineering teams. Experience with KVM, hypervisors, security isolation, cloud infrastructure, or distributed systems is highly valuable. The successful candidate is expected to communicate clearly, take ownership of complex technical problems, write reliable production-quality code, and contribute to a high engineering standard.
Amazon is a global technology and commerce company operating across online retail, cloud computing, digital streaming, advertising, logistics, and consumer devices. Its major technology businesses include Amazon Web Services, which provides infrastructure and platform services to organisations worldwide. Amazon employs hundreds of thousands of people internationally and is known for large-scale engineering challenges, customer-focused product development, and data-driven decision-making. The company operates through small, autonomous teams and expects employees to demonstrate ownership, innovation, and a willingness to solve complex problems. In Ireland, Amazon has significant operations in Dublin and other locations, including software engineering, AWS, finance, customer support, and corporate functions. Benefits commonly include pension contributions, health coverage, paid leave, employee discounts, and equity or bonus arrangements, although the package varies by role and level.
Ireland offers strong opportunities in software engineering, cloud computing, cybersecurity, pharmaceuticals, financial services, medtech, and multinational technology operations. Dublin is the main technology hub, while Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford also provide employment and university links. Irish workplace culture is generally collaborative, informal, and English-speaking, with good emphasis on communication and work-life balance, though housing and commuting can be challenging. The country provides a lively social scene, historic towns, coastal landscapes, music, sport, and easy access to wider Europe. Non-EU citizens normally need an employment permit and appropriate immigration permission; highly skilled technology roles may qualify for a Critical Skills Employment Permit, which can support family relocation and longer-term residence. EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens generally do not need a work visa. New arrivals should budget carefully for rent, deposits, transport, healthcare, and registration costs.
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