Kernel/Hypervisor Engineer, AWS, EC2 Live Migration

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a fast-growing business that provides cost effective easy-to-use cloud computing resources to businesses of all sizes around the world. At the Amazon Development Center in Dresden, Germany, we develop and operate Live Migration. This technology enables seamless migration of EC2 instances between physical hosts, helping our customers maintain their applications' availability and resilience.

Are you interested in working where low level programming and large-scale distributed services meet? Are you curious and willing to dive deep to innovate across the various layers that make up EC2? Do you see ambiguous decisions a challenge rather than an obstacle? If so, join our team of highly skilled developers, help us raise the bar to give our customers the best experience a cloud can offer!

We are looking for a highly motivated low level Software Development Engineer to join our EC2 Live Migration team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing software at the kernel and hypervisor level. In this role, you will work with a team of experienced engineers to build, maintain, and operate our server-side technology that enables Live Migration in EC2. The role involves working with low-level technologies and pushing the limits of what is possible in cloud computing.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.


Key job responsibilities
- Design and develop low-level software for Live Migration in EC2 (mainly in C).
- Write high-quality code that is reliable, scalable, and efficient.
- Work closely with multiple teams to identify, debug, and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Conduct testing and debugging of software releases.
- Actively participate in code reviews and provide feedback to team members.
- Collaborate with other teams to ensure seamless integration of new features.
- Keep up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing.

A day in the life
At Amazon, we highly value Ownership. As a Software Development Engineer, you will take responsibility for designing, implementing, and delivering projects in a timely manner. Given our strategic position, execution requires daily collaboration with peers at various sites around the world. Being a team player is a must! We care about your career growth. We will find and assign you projects that fit your experience and help you grow your career.

We do not split development and operations. As part of this role, you will be part of an on-call rotation. We relentlessly work to deliver the best quality software to avoid getting paged during our off hours, and expect you to do the same.


About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience in computer architecture
- Strong programming skills in C.
- Experience developing code for the Linux Kernel and/or hypervisors. E.g. device drivers, working with ISR, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent