Staff Software Engineer - (Hypervisor, Kernel, Virtualization)

Nutanix•San Jose, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart. The Opportunity Are you a skilled technical leader with a passion for open source technologies and a deep understanding of distributed systems, lower-level systems, and hypervisors? If so, joining our team at Nutanix as a Staff Engineer - AHV offers the exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of an enterprise-grade hypervisor, working with cutting-edge technologies and making a significant impact on the advancement of our software solution. About the Team You will report to the Director of Engineering, who embodies a leadership style that emphasizes strong managerial expertise, technical involvement, and collaboration with engineers. The work setup for this role operates in a hybrid environment, with a strong preference for local candidates. While specific days for in-office attendance are not strictly defined, there is an expectation for the new hire to participate in office activities for certain interviews and collaborative sessions, fostering effective team interaction. This role does not require any travel, allowing the team to focus on their responsibilities and projects without the need for extended time away from their immediate work environment.

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.
Skilled in C/C++, multi-threading, algorithms, and data structures on Linux
Strong debugging skills in Linux kernel mode
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field (preferred) with 10+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Working experience and open source involvement in Qemu, libvirt, and the kernel are a plus

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of Nutanix'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
Lead the development of features from concept to market
Have extensive knowledge of OS internals, particularly UNIX/Linux
Utilize C and Python/Rust programming languages for development
Be familiar with x86 architecture, virtualization, storage, and network management