Senior Software Engineer II, Virtualization & GPU VM Stack

Linuxcareers; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning access

Flexible time off

Employee Stock Purchase Program eligibility

Job summary

Linuxcareers is looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join their team in Seattle, Washington. The successful candidate will work on the virtualization stack powering DigitalOcean's Droplet product, designing and maintaining software systems at scale.

The position requires strong understanding of Linux systems, deep experience in virtualization technologies like QEMU and KVM, and proficiency in C. Competitive benefits include professional development reimbursement and flexible time off.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Linux-based operating systems.
• Deep experience with QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel, and libvirt.
• Proficiency in C programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement IT systems for DigitalOcean's core virtual machine product.
• Maintain and enhance the low-level virtual machine stack.
• Collaborate with open source communities to drive Linux virtualization technologies.
• Backport and deploy software patches for new features and security issues.

Skills

Linux-based operating systems

QEMU

KVM

Linux kernel

libvirt

C programming

Problem solving at scale

Security best practices

Tools

Debian packaging

Go

Python

Ruby

Chef

Kubernetes

Job description

Linuxcareers is looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join their team in Seattle, Washington. The successful candidate will work on the virtualization stack powering DigitalOcean's Droplet product, designing and maintaining software systems at scale.

The position requires strong understanding of Linux systems, deep experience in virtualization technologies like QEMU and KVM, and proficiency in C. Competitive benefits include professional development reimbursement and flexible time off.