This role is within the fleet virtualization team. The teams mission is to provide an abstraction layer between underlying hardware & the operating system to provide security, flexibility & efficiency gains which are critical to cloud providers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design, develop, test, & implement the IT systems underlying DigitalOcean's core virtual machine ("Droplet") product.
• Work with DigitalOcean's Observability teams to collect & analyze metrics regarding DigitalOcean's products & infrastructure; utilize this data to improve DigitialOcean's products & services.
• Engage in peer reviews for suggested changes to DigitalOcean systems.
• Contribute to retrospectives enabling DigitalOcean to continuously improve software engineering processes in an agile manner.
• Develop & lead execution of test plans in order to allow DigitalOcean to continue to provide reliable service to customers & ensure any customer-impacting incidents will not be repeated.
• Maintain DigitalOcean's existing low-level virtual machine stack, while preparing it to support future software updates & new hardware.
• Accelerate the virtualization of next generation GPU enabled platforms that power AI/ML workloads.
• Work with hardware engineering teams & vendors to validate GPU fabric performance. Optimize performance while maintaining DOs high security standards.
• Collaborate with open source Linux, QEMU & libvirt communities to drive the evolution of Linux virtualization technologies & incorporate them into the DO fleet.
• Work with cross team partners such as product management to unlock new capabilities within our virtualization stack with evolving hardware.
• Backport, build, & deploy software patches in order to support new features, backport bug fixes, & resolve security issues.
• Suggest & implement improvements to our code release pipelines.
• Contribute to a regular on-call rotation schedule

Required Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Linux based operating systems
• Deep experience with the internals of QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel & libvirt. Strong proficiency in C.
• Strong knowledge of DOs proprietary services & how they intersect with our virtualization stack.
• Proven track record of solving problems at scale. Youll be involved in driving homogenization across the fleet while making sustainable decisions for the organization moving forward.
• A strong security mindset. You are proactive when it comes to identifying & implementing security best practices in your domain.
• You are a terrific cross team collaborator. So much of this role involves interactions with other engineers & teams.

Recommended Qualifications:

• Experience developing MAAS.
• Experience with Go, Python, and/or Ruby
• Experience with Chef, AWX, and/or Kubernetes
• Experience with Nvidia GPU platforms.

Why Youll Like Working for Digital Ocean:

• We innovate with purpose. Youll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud & AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, & scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action & a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, & decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, youll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest & most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, & education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth & development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations & preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is between $140,000.00 - $175,000.00 based on market data, relevant years of experience, & skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company & individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire & the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• We value diversity & inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, & recognize that diversity of thought & background builds stronger teams & products to serve our customers. We approach diversity & inclusion seriously & thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a remote role

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