Engineering Manager: Real-Time EC2 Placement & Optimization

cape town, western cape, South-Africa • Posted June 05, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: cape town, western cape
Posted: June 05, 2026
Category: IT Management & IT Project Management, Software Development, Business Engineering & Management
Application Deadline: July 15, 2026

Role Description

Description
EC2 Instance Placement owns the systems that decide on which physical hosts EC2 instances are placed when they are launched. The systems execute real-time optimizations across a variety of dimensions every time a new EC2 instance is launched.

Description
EC2 Instance Placement owns the systems that decide on which physical hosts EC2 instances are placed when they are launched. The systems execute real-time optimizations across a variety of dimensions every time a new EC2 instance is launched.
Your Role and Potential Impact

  • Lead a team of Software Development Engineers to build and run the control plane and data streaming systems that drive EC2 instance placement decisions
  • Create the vision and drive the roadmap for your team, thinking big about how data can be leveraged to improve how EC2 offers compute power to customers
  • Attract and grow hire-performing engineers for your team
  • Mentor...

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