Senior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering

Vultr; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Core Cloud Engineering, focusing on low-level systems programming and hypervisor technologies. This remote position involves performance optimization and collaboration across engineering teams, requiring strong skills in Rust, C, and Go to enhance Vultr's cloud platform capabilities.

Benefits

Excellent Medical Benefits with 100% company-paid premiums

401(k) matching up to 4% with immediate vesting

Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 annually

11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual

Increased PTO at 3 year & 10 year anniversary

Paid sabbatical every 5 years

$500 first year remote office setup

Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

Qualifications

• Proficiency in compiled languages like Rust (preferred), C, and Go.
• Strong experience with hypervisor technologies such as libvirt, QEMU, and KVM.
• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain low-level integrations with hypervisor technologies.
• Develop and maintain automation around Open vSwitch (OVS) and BGP routing.
• Analyze and optimize hypervisor performance across networking, I/O, and storage.

Skills

Rust

C

Go

PHP

BGP

Open vSwitch (OVS)

Performance profiling

Unix/Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Configuration management

Tools

Gitlab

Puppet

Grafana

Sentry

SumoLogic

Job description

Remote

Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 cloud data center locations around the world, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

• Excellent Medical Benefits w/ 100% company-paid premiums for employee only plan + 100% company-paid dental & vision premiums
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan + take your birthday off
• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year & 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 first year remote office setup + $400 each following year for new equipment
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

Join Vultr

Our Engineering team at Vultr is seeking aSenior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering to report to the Senior Manager, Core Cloud Engineering. This role demands a deep understanding of low-level systems programming, networking protocols, and hypervisor technologies. The ideal candidate will excel in working with compiled languages like Rust, C, and Go, with occasional work in PHP for system integration. This is a hands-on engineering position with an emphasis on performance optimization, automation, and systems-level problem-solving, contributing to one of the most popular cloud platforms serving 1.5 million users.

What to expect:

• Hypervisor API Integration: Design, implement, and maintain low-level integrations with hypervisor technologies like libvirt, QEMU, and KVM to enhance platform capabilities.
• Networking Automation: Develop and maintain automation around Open vSwitch (OVS), BGP routing, and other networking components to streamline datacenter operations.
• Performance Tuning: Analyze and optimize hypervisor performance across I/O, networking, and storage subsystems to meet scalability and efficiency goals.
• Systems Development: Write efficient and maintainable code in Rust, C, and Go for high-performance services, ensuring reliability and maintainability.
• Infrastructure Automation: Build and enhance tooling for automated hypervisor provisioning, monitoring, and management.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other engineering teams to align development efforts with reliability, scalability, and business objectives.
• Documentation: Produce high-quality technical documentation for APIs, systems, and processes to support team collaboration and scalability.
• Mentorship: Share knowledge with team members, helping to grow expertise in low-level systems and performance engineering.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Proficiency in compiled languages like Rust (preferred), C, and Go, with experience in PHP for integration tasks.
• Strong experience with hypervisor technologies such as libvirt, QEMU, and KVM.
• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols and tools, particularly BGP, Open vSwitch (OVS), and related automation frameworks.
• Advanced skills in performance profiling, tuning, and optimization across I/O, network, and storage layers.
• Familiarity with database systems and concepts, with a preference for MySQL.
• Expertise in Linux systems administration and low-level troubleshooting.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Gitlab.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools like Puppet.
• Proficiency with observability tools such as Grafana, Sentry, and SumoLogic for monitoring and debugging complex systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to address complex, low-level technical challenges.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities to work cross-functionally with teams and stakeholders.
• A commitment to continuous learning and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Compensation

$130,000 - $140,000

This salary can vary based on location, years of experience, background and skill set.

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