Senior Hypervisor Engineer
Core
Developing and optimizing the KVM hypervisor and QEMU device emulator for a full-stack AI cloud platform, focusing on hardware virtualization, device emulation, and security.
Role type
Senior IC hypervisor engineer
Builds
Cloud platform virtualization stack (KVM/QEMU) for AI model training and production deployment
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / System virtualization
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C programming, Linux kernel development, QEMU/KVM internals, x86 architecture (virtual memory, interrupts, privilege rings), low-level security, resource management, I/O optimization
Preferred skills
Linux kernel patching, ARMv8 virtualization extensions, PCI/SCSI/ACPI knowledge, upstream open source contribution
Technologies
QEMU, KVM, Linux Kernel, x86, ARMv8
Responsibilities
Optimize I/O for emulated disk and network devices, Integrate hypervisor with platform services and storage, Distribute resources between virtual machines efficiently, Improve guest system support, Advance open source virtualization, Provide low-level security for hypervisor and emulator, Fix bugs and monitor upstream, Collaborate with team members and stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
