Kernel / Hypervisor Engineer, Firecracker

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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Mental health support

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Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Equity

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About this role

Kernel / Hypervisor Engineer, Firecracker Dublin, IRL Join us at AWS Lambda in Dublin, Ireland, building Firecracker - the open-source virtual machine monitor (VMM) purpose-built for serverless and container workloads. Firecracker runs at global scale as the foundation of AWS Lambda, Aurora D-SQL, and other AWS services, and is integrated by 10+ external teams as part of their platforms. We are looking for a Kernel / Hypervisor Engineer who is passionate about low-level systems programming and wants to push the boundaries of virtualization technology. In this role, you will work at the intersection of hardware and software - designing and implementing hypervisor components, device emulation, memory management, and guest-host interfaces in Rust on Linux/KVM. Your work will directly impact the security, performance, and efficiency of compute infrastructure serving millions of customers. Key job responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain hypervisor and VMM components in Rust, including virtual device emulation, memory management, and vCPU scheduling. * Optimize boot latency, memory footprint, and I/O throughput for ephemeral microVM workloads at global scale. * Harden the security boundary between guest and host, contributing to threat modeling and implementing isolation mechanisms. * Contribute to the upstream Linux kernel where needed to support Firecracker's roadmap. * Mentor and coach junior engineers, drive code quality through reviews, and champion best practices. * Participate in on-call rotation to ensure operational excellence of Firecracker-based services. A day in the life Your day might start by reviewing pull requests on the Firecracker open-source repository, providing feedback to community contributors

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