Virtualization Engineer

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?
Headquartered in New York but based around the world, DigitalOcean is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a robust and passionate community of developers around the world. Our mission is to simplify cloud computing for every developer. We are working on solving some of the most challenging and interesting technology projects around, on a scale unmatched by most.
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 eliminate the causes of VM downtime
• Collaborate with the open source Linux, QEMU and libvirt communities to drive the evolution of Linux virtualization technologies and incorporate them into the DO fleet
• Measure, document and report performance metrics over time. Of particular interest are metrics related to the impact of fleet maintenance activities, like live migrations.
• Triage operational and performance issues and resolve problems

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Significant experience with the internals of QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel and libvirt
• Experience with Intel and AMD virtualization
• Experience managing the features of heterogeneous hardware and virtualization software to ensure that customer VMs, and their live migrations, work in an environment where hardware, OS and virtualization software are constantly evolving at different cadences.

Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees . 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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