Senior Software Engineer II, Virtualization

Cloudjobs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Local Employee Meetups

Flexible time off policy

Conference reimbursement

Training and education reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning access

Equity grants

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Performance bonus

Job summary

DigitalOcean in Seattle seeks a seasoned engineer to design, develop, and maintain the low-level virtualization stack powering the core VM product.

You will collaborate with hardware and observability teams to optimize performance and accelerate GPU-enabled AI/ML workloads, leveraging C and Linux security best practices.

Join a hands-on team focused on solving scale challenges and delivering reliable virtualization at a global scale.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C and strong Linux OS/security knowledge.
• Proven track record solving problems at scale and collaborating across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the low-level virtualization stack and IT systems underpinning the core VM product.
• Collaborate with hardware and observability teams to optimize performance and GPU-enabled AI/ML workloads.

Skills

Linux

C

QEMU

KVM

Libvirt

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Ruby

Debian packaging

GPU virtualization

Firecracker

Chef

AWX

Virtualization stack

Security best practices

Tools

QEMU

KVM

Libvirt

Kubernetes

AWX

Chef

Firecracker

Job description

Design, develop, and maintain the low-level virtualization stack and IT systems underlying DigitalOcean's core virtual machine product. Collaborate with hardware and observability teams to optimize performance and accelerate GPU-enabled platforms for AI/ML workloads.

Requirements: Requires strong proficiency in C and a deep understanding of Linux-based operating systems and security. Candidates should have a proven track record of solving problems at scale and collaborating across engineering teams.

Key Skills: Linux, C, QEMU, KVM, Libvirt, Kubernetes, Python, Go, Ruby, Debian packaging, GPU Virtualization, Firecracker microVMs, Chef, AWX, Virtualization stack, Security best practices

Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Local Employee Meetups, Flexible time off policy, Conference reimbursement, Training and education reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, Equity grants, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Performance bonus