Senior Cloud Engineer – Android Automotive Virtualization

Jobtailor; Belmont (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Belmont, CA leads cutting-edge virtualization for Android Automotive OS infotainment systems. The role focuses on building and operating virtual devices, scaling Cuttlefish and QEMU, and delivering cloud-based ECU fleets with robust observability and CI/CD pipelines.

You will coordinate with VW Group brands and suppliers, mentor engineers, and drive architectural strategies for deterministic virtualization, automotive networks, and secure software delivery across global teams.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software, cloud, or virtualization engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building/operating virtual devices on Android Cuttlefish and QEMU.
• Experience with crosvm, KVM, virtio, and AVD/Android Emulator.
• AAOS and/or Linux or QNX infotainment stacks background.
• Cloud engineering at scale using Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS or Google Cloud, and observability.
• Knowledge of Automotive Ethernet/SOME/IP, CAN/CAN-FD, DoIP/UDS.
• Track record leading technical efforts across software, cloud, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python; familiarity with Java.
• Experience scaling Cuttlefish or QEMU devices across Kubernetes farms with OpenTelemetry/ELK Grafana.
• Contributions to AOSP or Cuttlefish, or extending QEMU/crosvm device models and ARM/aarch64 emulation.
• Security validation in virtual environments, including SecOC and TLS/mTLS.
• Familiarity with RV Tech SDV and VW product requirements.
• Familiarity with automotive validation and coverage tooling.
• BS in Engineering.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and negotiation skills.
• Flexibility for international time-zone differences.
• Ability to travel ~10% and visit local teams/partners.
• Must satisfy E-Verify and pre-employment substance testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead virtualization strategy for Android Automotive OS infotainment ECU.
• Build configurable virtual devices on Android Cuttlefish and QEMU.
• Define hardware/HAL abstraction, virtio-based peripherals, timing controls.
• Model Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, and CAN environments for fidelity.
• Lead a Docker/Kubernetes-based cloud platform on AWS or Google Cloud.
• Provide on-demand virtual ECU instances and remote access for distributed teams.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment to cloud-hosted virtual ECUs.
• Establish observability, artifact management, and capacity planning for virtual fleet.
• Coordinate VW Group brands, suppliers, platform providers, RV Tech JV.
• Lead technical discussions and negotiations.
• Serve as principal technical reference for ECU virtualization and cloud delivery.
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices.
• Enable communication bring-up, diagnostics, automated tests, and validation.
• Investigate new architectures for US market.

Skills

Android Automotive OS

C/C++

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

QEMU

Cuttlefish

CI/CD

Observability

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

QEMU

crosvm

Android Emulator

OpenTelemetry

ELK Grafana

Job description

Jobtailor in Belmont, CA leads cutting-edge virtualization for Android Automotive OS infotainment systems. The role focuses on building and operating virtual devices, scaling Cuttlefish and QEMU, and delivering cloud-based ECU fleets with robust observability and CI/CD pipelines.

You will coordinate with VW Group brands and suppliers, mentor engineers, and drive architectural strategies for deterministic virtualization, automotive networks, and secure software delivery across global teams.