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Software Engineer VMkernel

USA-CA - Promontory B💼 Full-time💰 $143,800–$230,000🗓 2026-06-17 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and implementation of Memory and CPU subsystems for the ESXi Operating System, central to VMware Cloud Foundation virtualization technology.

Role type

Senior IC systems software engineer (kernel-level OS)

Builds

Enterprise-class VCF virtualization platform

Domain

Data center virtualization, systems software

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

kernel-level development, memory management, OS virtualization, hypervisor experience (ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, XEN), OS architectures (Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD, Windows, embedded RTOS), preemptive multi-threaded synchronization, Intel x86/AMD server architecture, C/C++ programming

Preferred skills

kernel-level memory management, AMD architecture, Python

Responsibilities

Implement advanced kernel-level resource management features for new hardware technologies, design and develop novel operating system techniques and algorithms for managing virtual and real computer hardware, architect and deliver new products based on the enterprise-class VCF virtualization platform, execute innovative features and own large projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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