Position Details

Salary $120K – $192K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 6+ years

Education Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing and validating virtualization software, focusing on the ESX operating system and VMKernel, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability in enterprise data centers.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop validation techniques
Work with engineering teams on test coverage
Implement advanced test strategies
Own validation projects
Improve ESX platform quality

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in kernel-level virtualization, hypervisor architectures, and automation testing, with experience in Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD, and hardware integration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior systems software engineer with extensive experience in virtualization platforms, particularly VMware ESX and VMKernel. They possess strong knowledge of kernel-level memory management, hypervisor architectures, and automation testing, with at least 6 years of industry experience.

Must-Have Skills

BS degree in Computer Science or related field8+ years of relevant industry experienceUnderstanding of kernel-level memory schedulingExperience with hypervisors such as ESXiHyper-VKVMXENKernel-level OS architectures

Nice-to-Have Skills

Understanding of kernel-level CPU managementExperience with performance testing and validationExperience with virtualization solutions

Tools & Platforms

VMware ESXVMKernelLinuxUnixSolarisBSD

Required Skills

ESXVMware ESXVMKernelKernel memory managementHypervisorsESXiLinuxUnixSolarisBSDMemory reclamationKernel architecturePerformance testingAutomation

Hard Skills

ESXVMware ESXVMKernelKernel-level memory managementHypervisorsESXiLinuxUnixSolarisBSDMemory managementMemory reclamationKernel architecturePerformance testingAutomation

Soft Skills

Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationTeamworkAdaptabilityLearning mindset

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / Cloud & Infrastructure / Virtualization

Job Function Developing and validating virtualization platform software

Keywords for Your Resume

ESXVMware ESXVMKernelKernel memory managementHypervisorsESXiLinuxUnixSolarisBSDMemory reclamationKernel architecturePerformance testingAutomationVirtualization

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with kernel-level virtualization, No relevant industry experience, Missing understanding of hypervisors

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