Senior Hypervisor Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Hypervisor Engineer: Contribute to the development of a hyperscaler platform, focusing on the KVM hypervisor and QEMU device emulator for cloud infrastructure. Focus on optimizing I/O, integrating with platform services, distributing resources efficiently, and advancing open-source virtualization with an accent on low-level security and performance.

Location: Remote (Europe)

Company

hirify.global is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy, creating tools and resources for customers to solve real-world challenges without massive infrastructure costs.

What you will do

• Optimize I/O for emulated disk and network devices.
• Integrate the hypervisor with other platform services and storage facilities for user data.
• Efficiently distribute resources between virtual machines.
• Improve guest system support and advance the cutting-edge of open source virtualization.
• Provide low-level security for the hypervisor and emulator.
• Provide general support, fix bugs, and monitor the upstream.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Fluent in C programming language.
• 3+ years of experience with Linux.
• At least 3 years of engineering experience with QEMU/KVM.
• General understanding of x86-compatible systems (virtual memory, interrupts, privilege rings).
• Experience writing general system code in user mode for Linux, including debugging, analysis, and optimization tools.

Nice to have

• Accepted patches in Linux Kernel or QEMU/KVM.
• Experience working with Linux kernel.
• Some experience with ARMv8, including virtualization extensions.
• Understanding of PCI, SCSI, and ACPI.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth within hirify.global.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation.