Senior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering

Position Overview

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• Job Type: Senior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering
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Vultr is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering to join their Engineering team. This role requires a deep understanding of low-level systems programming, networking protocols, and hypervisor technologies. The ideal candidate will be proficient in compiled languages like Rust, C, and Go, with occasional work in PHP. This hands-on position focuses on performance optimization, automation, and systems-level problem-solving for one of the most popular cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain low-level integrations with hypervisor technologies (libvirt, QEMU, KVM).
• Develop and maintain automation for Open vSwitch (OVS), BGP routing, and other networking components.
• Analyze and optimize hypervisor performance across I/O, networking, and storage subsystems.
• Write efficient and maintainable code in Rust, C, and Go for high-performance services.
• Build and enhance tooling for automated hypervisor provisioning, monitoring, and management.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to align development efforts with reliability, scalability, and business objectives.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation for APIs, systems, and processes.
• Share knowledge with team members and mentor them in low-level systems and performance engineering.

Requirements

• Proficiency in compiled languages like Rust (preferred), C, and Go.
• Experience in PHP for integration tasks.
• Strong experience with hypervisor technologies (libvirt, QEMU, KVM).
• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols and tools, particularly BGP and Open vSwitch (OVS).
• Experience with related automation frameworks.
• Advanced skills in performance profiling, tuning, and optimization across I/O, network, and storage layers.
• Familiarity with database systems and concepts, with a preference for MySQL.
• Expertise in Linux systems administration and low-level troubleshooting.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Gitlab.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools like Puppet.
• Proficiency with observability tools such as Grafana, Sentry, and SumoLogic.

Company Information

Who We Are Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 32 cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. Founded by David Aninowsky, Vultr is the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares (Benefits)

• Excellent Medical Benefits with 100% company-paid premiums for the employee-only plan.
• 100% company-paid dental & vision premiums.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match up to 4% with immediate vesting.
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 annually.
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan + Birthday off.
• Increased PTO at 3-year & 10-year anniversaries.
• 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years.
• Anniversary Bonus each year.
• $500 for first-year remote office setup + $400 each following year for new equipment.
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month.
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month.
• Company-paid Wellable subscription.