25 linux kernel virtualization engineer jobs at 14 companies in United States

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Kernel / Linux Development Engineer
Austin or Santa Clara
$179k-$255k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Leader in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies.
5+ YOEBachelor's or master's in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field; 5+ years' experience; advanced C skills; expertise in Linux kernels, virtualization, x86 architecture, security, open source, Git, and GNU toolchain.
Linux, Linux KVM, QEMU, C, GNU toolchain, git, ACPI, PCIE
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Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer
San Francisco or Sunnyvale
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Crusoe
Crusoe: Vertically integrated AI infrastructure and energy.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years in systems software engineering and 3+ years leading low-level systems teams. Requires Linux kernel internals, virtualization, C, Go/Rust/Python, CI/CD, and security vulnerability debugging expertise.
Linux, KVM, Xen, QEMU, C, Go, Rust, Python, CI/CD, CUDA, ROCm, InfiniBand, RoCE
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Systems Engineer - Linux Kernel & Virtualization
San Francisco or Los Altos
OnsiteFull Time
Anodize
Anodize: Private software development startup building an end-to-end personal computing platform with custom high-performance silicon.
Requires Linux kernel development and KVM or memory management expertise, upstream patch experience, C and Rust proficiency, systems toolchains, and low-level profiling, benchmarking, and debugging skills.
Linux, KVM, C, Rust, Make, QEMU, rust-vmm, crosvm, libkrun
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Senior Linux Kernel Systems Software Engineer – CSP Engagements
Santa Clara or Austin or Redmond or Seattle
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
10+ YOE10+ years of system software development; expert Linux kernel, device driver, ARM and x86 expertise; C/C++, Python, virtualization, Kubernetes, debugging, and performance optimization skills; BS/MS or equivalent.
Linux, GDB, kdump, eBPF, C, C++, Python, Kubernetes, CUDA, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CXL
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Senior Linux Kernel Systems Software Engineer – CSP Engagements
Santa Clara or Austin or Redmond or Seattle
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
10+ YOE10+ years system software experience; expert in Linux kernel internals, device drivers, PCIe/USB/Ethernet, ARM (aarch64) and x86, kernel debugging (GDB, kdump, eBPF), C/C++, Python, virtualization, Kubernetes, NUMA and performance optimization.
GDB, kdump, eBPF, ARM (aarch64), x86, C, C++, Python, Kubernetes, CUDA, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, IOMMU, NUMA, CXL
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Software Engineer (Linux, Virtualization, Hypervisor)
United States or Asia
$160k-$320k/yr HybridFull Time
Nutanix
NutanixNASDAQ: NTNX: Enterprise hybrid multi-cloud computing and software provider.
Requires strong C and Python skills, Linux kernel-level development, OS internals, x86 architecture, virtualization, storage, networking, debugging, multithreading, and device-driver experience; bachelor's or master's preferred.
C, Python, C++, UNIX, Linux, BSD, x86
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Senior Linux Engineer
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
$200k-$250k/yr RemoteFull Time
Tradeweb
TradewebNasdaq: TW: Public electronic trading marketplace operator serving institutional, wholesale, retail, and corporate treasury clients across financial markets.
10+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent, 10+ years Linux experience in enterprise environments, OS hardening and kernel optimization, automation with Ansible, Kubernetes and cloud (EC2/EKS/VPC/IAM/S3), Python/bash scripting, SAN/NAS, virtualization, monitoring, on-call participation.
Linux, RHEL, Ansible, Kubernetes, EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, S3, Glacier, Python, bash, Solarflare, OpenOnload, SAN, NAS
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Principal Engineer, Google Compute Platform Security
Seattle or Kirkland or New York City or Sunnyvale
$307k-$427k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL: Global technology specializing in internet-related services and products.
15+ YOEBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, 15 years of software development experience, and expertise securing virtualization, operating systems, hypervisors, kernels, firmware, or hardware-assisted virtualization.
KVM, Cloud Hypervisor, QEMU, Linux, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), vTPM, Confidential Computing, AI, LLM
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Principal Block and File Storage Software Engineer, Linux - DGX Cloud
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
15+ YOEBachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field; 15+ years' senior development experience; strong C/C++, Linux storage, distributed systems, NVMe, and communication skills.
C, C++, Linux, Linux Kernel, NVMe, AI tools, virtualization
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Platform Engineer
Prague or San Francisco
Kč150k-Kč300k/mo HybridFull Time
E2B
E2B: Private open-source AI infrastructure providing secure cloud sandboxes for developers and AI agents.
5+ YOE5+ years building distributed systems; deep Linux/kernel and VM hypervisor expertise; systems programming in Go/Rust/C/C++; production orchestration (Kubernetes/Nomad); networking and performance optimization experience.
Firecracker, eBPF, userfaultfd (UFFD), io_uring, Go, Rust, C/C++, Linux, QEMU, KVM, virtio, Kubernetes, Nomad, iptables, nftables, Cloud Hypervisor, distributed tracing
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RedHawk Software Engineer
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
$85k-$100k/yr OnsiteFull Time
HBK
HBK: HBK is a private industrial test-and-measurement providing sensors, testing, simulation, and analytics to engineers and manufacturers.
Experience with C/C++ and Linux, familiarity with Bash, OS fundamentals and virtualization, ability to develop and validate real-time kernels and tools; US citizenship required.
C, C++, Bash, Linux, RedHawk, KVM-RT
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Software Development Engineer, Virtual Network
Seattle, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Global technology specializing in AI-powered content platforms.
Familiarity with virtual network technologies (VPC,VxLAN,OVS,EVPN), proficiency in C/C++ and Go, strong problem-solving; distributed systems, Linux/kernel and hardware offload experience preferred.
VPC, VxLAN, OVS, EVPN, C/C++, Go, Linux, P4, Tofino, NPL, Pensando, RDMA, RoCEv2, DPUs
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Technical Standards – Data Center Firmware and Software
San Diego or Santa Clara
$213k-$319k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.: Developing semiconductor, wireless, connectivity, automotive, AI, and computing technologies for device and enterprise customers.
10+ YOEMaster's degree in engineering or related field, 7+ years of engineering experience, firmware, kernel, Linux, open-source, and standards experience; technical leadership and strong communication skills required.
UEFI, Linux, QEMU, RISC-V, Arm, Hypervisor, Open-source software
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LLM Algorithmic Optimization Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$143k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NIO
NIONYSE: NIO: Global smart electric vehicle and battery technology provider.
Master's or PhD in a relevant technical field; expertise in GPU/NPU optimization, LLM/VLM architectures, Python, C/C++, PyTorch, inference engines, ONNX, and distributed computing.
Large Language Models (LLMs), Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX), GPU, NPU, Python, PyTorch, C, C++, Linux kernel, hypervisor
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Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
$103k-$178k/yr HybridFull Time
Thales
ThalesEuronext Paris: HO: Global technology leader in aerospace, defense, and security.
1+ YOEBachelor's degree with 1–4+ years or master's degree with 0–2+ years relevant experience; strong C/C++ and Go, Linux kernel and FUSE development, debugging, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and Agile practices.
C, C++, Go, Linux, FUSE, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Confluence, SAFe Agile, VM, Hypervisor
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Software Engineer (L6), Platform Security
United States
$499k-$900k/yr RemoteFull Time
Netflix
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Global subscription-based streaming entertainment service and content producer.
Requires expertise in low-level systems and hardware security across kernels, firmware, BMC, BIOS/UEFI, and FPGA; experience with containers or virtual machines, cross-functional security work, and AI agents.
Linux, FreeBSD, FPGA, BMC, BIOS/UEFI, containers, virtual machines, TPMs, C, Golang, Python, HSMs