Position Details

Salary $120K – $192K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 6+ years

Education BS degree in Computer Science or related field or MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role involves developing and validating virtualization platform components, focusing on ESX/VMware technologies, kernel-level memory management, and performance testing.

Key Responsibilities

Design validation techniques
Develop test coverage for ESX
Work with hardware tech
Automate testing processes
Ensure platform reliability

Technical Overview

Work on kernel-level OS architectures, hypervisors like ESXi, VMKernel, and virtualization infrastructure, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and automation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced systems software engineer with 6+ years of industry experience, strong knowledge of kernel-level memory management, hypervisors like ESXi, and virtualization technologies. They should have a background in testing and automation of enterprise virtualization platforms.

Must-Have Skills

Kernel-level memory managementHypervisors (ESXiHyper-VKVMXEN)VMware ESX/ESXiPerformance testingAutomation

Nice-to-Have Skills

Real-time Operating SystemsEmbedded SystemsHardware Technologies

Tools & Platforms

VMware Cloud FoundationESXVMKernelLinuxUnixSolarisBSD

Required Skills

Kernel Memory ManagementHypervisorsESXVMware ESXVMKernelLinuxUnixSolarisBSDPerformance TestingAutomation

Hard Skills

KubernetesK8sVMware Cloud FoundationESXVMKernelLinuxUnixSolarisBSDHypervisorsKernel Memory ManagementVirtualizationPerformance TestingAutomation

Soft Skills

Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationTechnical LeadershipAnalytical Thinking

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Cloud Computing, Data Center

Job Function Systems software engineering and virtualization platform validation

Keywords for Your Resume

ESXVMware ESXVMKernelKernel Memory ManagementHypervisorsKVMXENLinuxUnixSolarisBSDPerformance TestingAutomationVirtualizationHyper-V

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with kernel-level OS or hypervisors, No virtualization background, Limited experience with performance testing or automation

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