Senior Hypervisor Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential cloud infrastructure organization in their search for a Senior Hypervisor Engineer based in Czechia. Our client is building enterprise-scale virtualization platforms with a focus on performance, security, and open-source collaboration.

This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful contributions to the QEMU/KVM virtualization stack while collaborating closely with the open-source community. You'll be joining a team that deeply understands hardware virtualization and device emulation, tackling complex engineering challenges at scale.

Responsibilities

• Optimize I/O performance for emulated disk and network devices
• Integrate the hypervisor with platform services and storage facilities for user data
• Efficiently distribute resources between virtual machines
• Improve guest system support across different operating systems
• Advance open-source virtualization technology through upstream contributions
• Provide low-level security implementations for the hypervisor and emulator
• Provide general support, fix bugs, and monitor upstream developments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Fluency in C programming language
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux
• At least 3 years of engineering experience with QEMU/KVM
• General understanding of x86-compatible systems including virtual memory, interrupts, and privilege rings
• Experience writing system code in user mode for Linux, including debugging, analysis, and optimization tools

Preferred qualifications:

• Accepted patches in Linux Kernel or QEMU/KVM projects
• Experience working with the Linux kernel
• Experience with ARMv8, including virtualization extensions
• Understanding of PCI, SCSI, and ACPI specifications
• Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration
• Strong work ethic and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Coding interviews are part of the selection process.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will screen your profile and coordinate directly with our client on your behalf. We manage the entire process from initial application through offer negotiation. Please apply exclusively through our platform—candidates who contact the client directly cannot be represented by our team.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive hiring practices. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants must be authorized to work in Czechia. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.