Staff Engineer - Linux kernel Developer
Core
Design and implement performance, scale, reliability, live migration, and upgrade improvements for the AHV hypervisor stack.
Role type
Staff Linux kernel and hypervisor engineer
Builds
AHV hypervisor stack components for enterprise virtualization
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Systems programming / Virtualization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Linux kernel development, x86 architecture, KVM stack, low-level systems coding, debugging, enterprise software architecture, technical analysis, open-source contribution
Preferred skills
x86 virtualization, Linux kernel contributions, virtualization stack contributions
Technologies
Linux kernel, KVM, x86
Responsibilities
Design and implement performance, scale, reliability, live migration, and upgrade improvements for the AHV hypervisor stack; Perform low-level coding, debugging, and systems development across hardware architectures; Research solutions and support design decisions with data and technical analysis; Mentor junior engineers and contribute to their technical development; Support occasional customer escalations involving rare or severe outages; Contribute product improvements to open-source community projects
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
