Rust VMM Engineer for Cloud Virtualization

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale is seeking software engineers to advance cloud virtualization technologies. You will work on Rust-based VMMs and the CHV virtualization layer, influencing hardware isolation and I/O performance across large-scale deployments.

Join a fast-paced team that designs, tests, and ships reliable virtualization software, collaborating across engineering and operations to meet ambitious goals while delivering secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms.
• 2 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 2 years of coding experience in C or C++.
• Experience with Operating Systems and Hypervisor.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of the virtualization subsystem (VMM, CHV) at Google scale.
• Drive the development of specialized tooling to support engineering practices within the virtualization and systems programming space.
• Design and implement automation frameworks for build, CI/CD, and qualification testing specifically tailored for Rust-based VMMs and guest isolation layers.
• Support the delivery of the virtualization layer across millions of production hosts, ensuring compatibility across product lines and hardware configurations.
• Build out observability framework to provide transparency into VM health and I/O performance, supporting a more data-driven and efficient release process.

Skills

Software development experience

C or C++ coding

Data structures and algorithms

Testing/maintaining/launching software

OS and Hypervisor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Virtualization

Rust

Linux

Hypervisor

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale is seeking software engineers to advance cloud virtualization technologies. You will work on Rust-based VMMs and the CHV virtualization layer, influencing hardware isolation and I/O performance across large-scale deployments.

Join a fast-paced team that designs, tests, and ships reliable virtualization software, collaborating across engineering and operations to meet ambitious goals while delivering secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.