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# Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, GDC VM Management

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Systems, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Linux Kernel, Network Architecture, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Shell Script, Software Engineering, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-software-engineer-infrastructure-gdc-vm-management-sunnyvale-ca-usa-58878875

## About the Role

integration Tasks * 5 years of software development experience in GoLang * 5 years of experience with network architecture * Experience with distributed computing, distributed processing, and systems infrastructure * Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) or Linux internals/kernel interfaces * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience Key requirements * bonus target * equity * benefits

## Description

Experteer Overview As a Software Engineer on Google's Distributed Cloud VM team, you will shape VM products for air-gapped and connected environments, delivering scalable virtualization in private clouds. You will work cross-functionally to build, test, and debug VM technology leveraging Kubernetes, QEMU, KubeVirt, and Linux internals. You will handle end-to-end VM features, from compute and storage to networking and GPUs, while maintaining secure and stable workloads. This role offers a chance to influence large-scale cloud infrastructure and stay at the forefront of distributed systems engineering. Compensation / Benefits * Develop VM products for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), including air-gapped and connected variants * Debug and stabilize testing platforms to support demanding customer workloads * Build and debug a VM cloud product using Kubernetes, QEMU, KubeVirt, KVM, Go, C, shell scripting, and Linux internals * Contribute to low-level networking, compute, storage, and GPU integration Tasks * 5 years of software development experience in GoLang * 5 years of experience with network architecture * Experience with distributed computing, distributed processing, and systems infrastructure * Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) or Linux internals/kernel interfaces * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience Key requirements * bonus target * equity * benefits


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