Location
Berlin
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 17, 2026
Job Description
Description
EC2 is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to drive technical excellence across our Nitro System organization. You will architect the future of EC2 virtualization, leading innovation in the Nitro Hypervisor, Instance Features including Nitro Enclaves and Confidential Computing, Nitro Card virtualization components, and the engineering of new EC2 Core Platforms—directly impacting millions of customers running workloads on AWS.
As a Principal Engineer, you will shape the technical strategy for one of the most critical systems in cloud computing, working at the intersection of hardware and software to deliver near bare-metal performance with industry-leading security. This role offers the opportunity to influence the architecture of systems processing billions of customer requests daily while mentoring engineers and driving cross-organizational technical decisions.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical roadmap for Nitro Hype...
EC2 is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to drive technical excellence across our Nitro System organization. You will architect the future of EC2 virtualization, leading innovation in the Nitro Hypervisor, Instance Features including Nitro Enclaves and Confidential Computing, Nitro Card virtualization components, and the engineering of new EC2 Core Platforms—directly impacting millions of customers running workloads on AWS.
As a Principal Engineer, you will shape the technical strategy for one of the most critical systems in cloud computing, working at the intersection of hardware and software to deliver near bare-metal performance with industry-leading security. This role offers the opportunity to influence the architecture of systems processing billions of customer requests daily while mentoring engineers and driving cross-organizational technical decisions.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical roadmap for Nitro Hype...
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