Position Details

Salary $60K – $107K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 5 years

Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

R&D Software Engineer focused on Virtual Machine Monitor, developing low-level virtualization features in a Linux environment with C/assembly, and contributing to CI/CD and debugging of distributed virtualization components.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement VMM features for virtualization
Develop and maintain testable code in C/assembly
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Debug and optimize performance
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated tests

Technical Overview

Low-level systems programming for VM monitors, Linux kernel concepts, x86_64 virtualization, VT-x/AMD-V, hypervisor, memory virtualization, and dynamic passthrough with CI/CD integration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with strong C and assembly skills, Linux kernel and virtualization experience, and a hands-on approach to building and debugging VM monitor features. They thrive in a hybrid environment and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and distributed systems work.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 5 years experience. Masters plus 3 years or PhD degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus.Experience in Cand assembly programmingExperience working on the kernel and /or virtualization spaceProficient in x86_64 CPU architectureMust have legal authorization to work in the US

Nice-to-Have Skills

Confidential computingModernization of the monitor architectureHardware acceleratorsPower-aware compute

Tools & Platforms

Jenkinsgithubreview boardJIRA

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; 5 years experience; C and assembly programming; kernel and virtualization space; x86_64 architecture; Linux; virtualization; CI/CD tools

Hard Skills

CAssemblyLinuxKernel internalsx86_64 virtualizationVT-x/AMD-VHypervisorMemory virtualizationDynamic passthroughHardware acceleratorsCI/CDJenkinsGitHub

Soft Skills

Analytical thinkingIndependent workTeam collaborationProblem solvingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Software

Job Function Develop low-level virtualization features for Broadcom's VM Monitor in a hybrid cloud context

Role Subtype Software Engineer

Tech Domains Linux, VMware

Keywords for Your Resume

R&D Software Engineer - Virtual Machine MonitorCAssemblyLinuxKernel internalsx86_64 virtualizationVT-x/AMD-VHypervisorMemory virtualizationDynamic passthroughHardware acceleratorsCI/CDJenkinsGitHubReview BoardJIRAdistributed systemsvirtualizationkernelmonitor

Deal Breakers

No degree or insufficient experience in computer science, Lack of C/assembly or virtualization space experience, No experience with Linux kernel internals or x86_64 virtualization

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