Amazon Principal Engineer EC2 

Germany, Berlin 

151627848

As a Principal Engineer on EC2 in the Accelerated Nitro team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the core infrastructure powering Amazon Web Services. You will be at the forefront of developing the next generation of EC2 instance families, driving innovations in virtualization, hardware acceleration, and cloud computing.In this role, you will:
To excel in this role, you will need a proven track record as a solid technical Principal Engineer, with expertise in low-level system software, hardware acceleration, and cloud infrastructure. You should also possess strong leadership abilities, the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, and a passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
Key job responsibilities- Drive virtualization-related security initiatives.
- Design and architect new EC2 instance features and deliver them by growing other engineers.- Improve the efficiency of their organization by offering technical solutions to operational bottlenecks.
A day in the life
As a Principal Engineer in the EC2 Accelerated Platforms and Hypervisor organization, you'll drive technical excellence across multiple high-impact initiatives. Your typical day includes:- Design and Innovation: Creating prototypes that validate concepts and establish timelines, developing design documents that guide engineering efforts across organizations.- Strategic Planning: Partnering with management on progress reporting and future planning to effectively prioritize initiatives across the organization.
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- Experience influencing groups outside their own VP from architecture perspective
- Experience creating architectural vision
- Experience enhancing the security posture of a kernel or hypervisor
- Experience resolving complex issues in the interactions between software and hardware, including working with PCIe internals and the interactions between software and hardware
- Proficient in both x86 and ARM CPU architectures.