Staff Software Engineer

About the role

The ESXi OS Services team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of high-impact functionality across User Space OS services, container services, distributed control planes, and application infrastructure. This role involves defining technical direction for enterprise-class virtualization, Kubernetes platforms, and modern cloud-native workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced operating system techniques for managing virtual systems on x86 architectures.
• Architect and develop scalable container services, container runtimes, and Kubernetes platform capabilities tightly integrated with ESXi and vSphere.
• Develop highly available platform infrastructure to run customer workloads that span across clusters and zones, supporting their specific network and storage requirements.
• Maintain open source code for security fixes, and upkeep upstream Kubernetes features.
• Drive development of platforms supporting SaaS, CaaS, and FaaS workloads.
• Partner closely with Product Management to define requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, system architects, test teams, and cross-functional stakeholders across the organization to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or similar fields.
• 5+ years of relevant experience for BS, 3+ for MS and 0+ for PhD.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Golang, and Python.
• Deep understanding of Linux/Unix operating system internals, especially user space concepts like processes, threads, memory management, and I/O.
• History of leading System software projects/teams.
• Experience architecting distributed software solutions.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing core operating system services or user space applications.
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies, containerization (Docker/containerd), and Kubernetes architecture.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 101,000.00 To USD 162,000.00.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate project demands and team collaboration.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(K) participation including company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time.
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package.