Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?
DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.
We want people who are passionate about creating products that you and your peers would love.
We are looking for an experienced Linux virtualization engineer who can identify and implement virtualization improvements, including live migrations, in DO’s hypervisor fleet. The right candidate will be working in KVM and QEMU to deliver innovative solutions to real world problems that negatively impact our customers. Reporting to the Manager of the Fleet Optimization Engineering team, the Senior Engineer will be responsible not only for the continuous improvement of our customers’ experience but also for the operational optimization of the hypervisor fleet by addressing challenging, low-level virtualization issues.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Work to root cause and eliminate Virtual Machine downtime or performance issues in our production fleet
- Collaborate with open source Linux, QEMU and libvirt communities to drive the evolution of Linux virtualization technologies and incorporate them into the DO fleet.
- Work with cross team partners to unlock possibilities within our virtualization stack, as it relates to performance, security, GPU, migrations and overall fleet management.
- Document, measure and report metrics over time such as performance, failures, API utilization and version info.
- Contribute to continuous patch management efforts. Build, backport and deploy patches to our virtualization stack as needed.
- Suggest and Implement improvements to our code release pipelines.
What We'll Expect From You:
- Significant experience with the internals of QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel and libvirt. Strong proficiency in C/C++
- Proven track record of solving problems at scale. You’ll be involved in driving homogenization across the fleet while making sustainable decisions for the organization moving forward.
- A strong security mindset. You are proactive when it comes to identifying and implementing security best practices in your domain.
- You are a terrific cross team collaborator. So much of this role involves interactions with other engineers and teams.
- Experience with Intel and AMD virtualization.
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:
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We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. The salary range for this role is specific to candidates located within the U.S. and will vary for candidates outside the U.S.. The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
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We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
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We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
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We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
*This is a remote role
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