Senior Software Engineer, Virtualization – Linux Kernel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, document, and sustain upstream Linux kernel support for NVIDIA GPU virtualization, which includes enabling vGPU in Nova.

• Engage with the Linux virtualization stack, covering KVM, QEMU, and VFIO, focusing on device assignment, PCIe SR-IOV, memory management, and the lifecycle of virtual devices.

• Lead technical proposals and series of patches through upstream design discussions, reviews, and acceptance processes.

• Collaborate with subsystem maintainers to address feedback and review contributions from colleagues.

• Diagnose and resolve functional, performance, and reliability challenges across host drivers, hypervisors, and GPU firmware interfaces.

• Work in partnership with internal software, hardware, architecture teams, and the open-source community to define features, validate integration, and ensure support as the kernel evolves.

• Create Linux kernel and virtualization technologies that facilitate GPU computing in cloud and enterprise environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Over 12 years of experience in Linux kernel development or virtualization.

• Proven track record of relevant contributions that have been accepted into the upstream Linux kernel.

• Experience in preparing patch series, addressing review feedback, and collaborating with subsystem maintainers.

• Proficiency in Rust and C programming languages.

• Strong understanding of Rust ownership, lifetimes, memory safety, and interoperability with C.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including the device-driver model, memory management, synchronization, and concurrency.

• Solid understanding of virtualization concepts, including host and guest interactions, memory translation, device assignment, interrupts, and resource isolation.

• Familiarity with tools such as GDB, KGDB, ftrace, or perf.

• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.

• Knowledge of GPU architecture, GPU drivers, or GPU virtualization is advantageous.

• Experience with DRM, Nouveau, Nova, or similar graphics and compute driver stacks is a plus.

• Contributions to Rust-for-Linux are a benefit.

• Practical development experience with KVM, QEMU, VFIO, IOMMU, or PCIe SR-IOV.

• Background as an open-source maintainer or reviewer, or leading patch series that span multiple kernel subsystems.

• Familiarity with device emulation, low-level firmware interfaces, or virtual-device migration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Equity options.

• Benefits catering to you and your family.