Senior Automotive Cloud & Virtualization Engineer

Volkswagen Group Services GmbH; Belmont (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in Belmont, CA is seeking a Senior Virtual Cloud Engineer to design and deploy a cloud-hosted virtual Android Automotive infotainment ECU.

You will build a scalable virtual device stack and boot sequence, enabling global teams to develop against it on demand with cloud delivery and virtualization at scale. The role requires deep Android AAOS/Linux expertise, hands-on Cuttlefish/QEMU experience, and strong cloud engineering skills across Docker, Kubernetes,

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software, cloud, or virtualization engineering.
• Hands-on experience building virtual devices with Cuttlefish and QEMU.
• Experience leading platform efforts across teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead virtualization strategy for AAOS infotainment ECU using Android Cuttlefish and QEMU.
• Define hardware abstraction and virtual peripherals, ensuring fidelity to real hardware.
• Coordinate with brands, suppliers, and RV Tech joint venture for adoption.

Skills

Android Cuttlefish

QEMU

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

C/C++

AAOS

CI/CD

Vpc/Cloud

OpenTelemetry

Education

BS in Engineering

MS and/or PhD in Engineering

Tools

crosvm

KVM

virtio

AVD

Job description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. in Belmont, CA is seeking a Senior Virtual Cloud Engineer to design and deploy a cloud-hosted virtual Android Automotive infotainment ECU.

You will build a scalable virtual device stack and boot sequence, enabling global teams to develop against it on demand with cloud delivery and virtualization at scale. The role requires deep Android AAOS/Linux expertise, hands-on Cuttlefish/QEMU experience, and strong cloud engineering skills across Docker, Kubernetes,