Software Engineer (Virtualisation/Hypervisor)

Nutanix
Cambridge, United Kingdom
20 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tech stack

X86 Architecture
Linux
Distributed Systems
Hypervisor
Python
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Network administration
Open Source Technology
Open VSwitch
Quick EMUlator (QEMU)
Virtualization Technology
Information Technology
Go

Job description

The team is led by industry experts with 20+ years of experience, who are leading AHV development globally. We have a forward-thinking approach to our work that has retained many of the best elements of start-up mentality whilst also recognising the need for mature delivery and execution. We work with open-source technologies including Linux KVM, QEMU, Open vSwitch and Libvirt.

Your Role

  • Design, develop, and maintain AHV features, often interacting with Open Source communities.
  • Constantly push towards making AHV highly reliable, performant and secure.
  • Be passionate about datacenter management problems and strive to come up with innovative solutions.
  • Leading the development of features from concept to market, often interacting with cross-functional areas such as product management, sales, and support.
  • Mentoring other software engineers.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Virtualization?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's, Master's, and/or PhD degree in Computer Science (preferred) or another technical discipline/equivalent experience.

  • 3+ years of industry experience or equivalent research experience.
  • Rock solid coding skills in C and Python, ideally for enterprise-quality software.
  • Coding skills in Rust and GoLang are desired, but not necessary.
  • Extensive knowledge of UNIX/Linux.
  • Familiarity with OS internals and concepts of distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with x86 architecture, virtualisation, and/or storage and network management.
  • Familiarity with KVM and QEMU is preferred.
  • Experience in interaction with open source communities is preferred.

About the company

We are seeking to grow our Cambridge-based engineering team with talented software engineers who will help us develop AHV and shape the future of the software-defined datacenter.

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