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Vultr is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join their Core Cloud Engineering team. This role involves working with low-level systems programming, networking protocols, and hypervisor technologies. The engineer will contribute to performance optimization, automation, and systems-level problem-solving within Vultr's cloud platform.
Role involves:
- Designing and implementing integrations with hypervisor technologies like libvirt, QEMU, and KVM.
- Developing and maintaining automation around Open vSwitch (OVS), BGP routing, and other networking components.
- Analyzing and optimizing hypervisor performance across I/O, networking, and storage subsystems.
- Writing efficient code in Rust, C, and Go for high-performance services.
- Building and enhancing tooling for automated hypervisor provisioning, monitoring, and management.
- Collaborating with other engineering teams to align development efforts.
- Producing technical documentation for APIs, systems, and processes.
- Sharing knowledge with team members and fostering expertise in low-level systems.
Requirements:
- Experience in compiled languages like Rust, C, and Go, with experience in PHP for integration tasks.
- Experience with hypervisor technologies such as libvirt, QEMU, and KVM.
- Knowledge of networking protocols and tools, particularly BGP, Open vSwitch (OVS), and 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 for monitoring and debugging complex systems.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
- A commitment to continuous learning.
Vultr offers:
- Excellent Medical Benefits with 100% company-paid premiums.
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting.
- Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year.
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan + take your birthday off.
- Increased PTO at 3 year & 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year.
- $500 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.
