Staff Software Engineer (Hypervisor)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Hypervisor): Contributing to the development of hirify.global's Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) with an accent on security features, reliability, performance, and security. Focus on open source technologies, distributed systems, and lower-level systems to develop features from concept to market.

Location: Hybrid role based in San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney or Tokyo. Employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

Salary: USD $189,600 - USD $380,400 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer.

What you will do

• Contribute to the development of hirify.global's Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV).
• Lead/Mentor team of 5-6 engineers and drive projects end-to-end.
• Design and develop new AHV security features, like confidential computing.
• Maintain and fix issues in AHV security features.
• Push for improved reliability, performance, and security of AHV.
• Interact with open source communities.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in C, Python, and Rust programming languages.
• Experience with driving large projects with the help of a few engineers.
• Experience in security technologies like Secure Boot, AMD SEV, Intel TDX, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of OS internals, particularly UNIX/Linux.
• Familiarity with x86 architecture, virtualization, storage, and network management.
• Experience developing software for Unix/Linux/BSD operating systems at the kernel and user levels.

Nice to have

• Working experience and open source involvement in Qemu, libvirt, and the kernel are a plus.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field (preferred) with 10+ years of experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment fostering collaboration and team alignment.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility).
• Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
• Employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

Hiring process

• Details of participation in benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.