Staff Engineer - Linux & Kernel
Core
Design and implement high-performance, scalable, and reliable hypervisor and systems software, focusing on improving virtual machine live migration speed and predictability.
Role type
Staff Engineer (Linux & Kernel)
Builds
Hypervisor and systems software
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Virtualization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Low-level coding and debugging, x86 architecture knowledge, enterprise-grade software development, Linux kernel development, KVM stack knowledge, mentoring junior engineers
Preferred skills
Contributions to open-source Linux kernel or virtualization stack
Technologies
Linux, KVM, x86
Responsibilities
Design and implement high-performance hypervisor software, improve virtual machine live migration speed and predictability, develop reboot-free hypervisor upgrade approaches, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with distributed engineering teams, assist with customer escalations and outage investigations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
