[vox-jobs] [fwd] Kernel Engineer, VMWare (Palo Alto)

[Bill Kendrick]

----- Forwarded message from Marcus Walton <mwalton at vmware.com> -----

Kernel Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

 

VMware Inc., a pioneer in virtualization software for industry-standard
computers.

 

Job Requirements

Strong OS kernel developer who can also work on distributed systems and on
exploiting new hardware capabilities 


RESPONSIBILITIES: 
OS Kernel Engineer with a proven track record for delivering high quality,
well-architected software. The Engineer will be responsible for developing
the core kernel for an enterprise-class virtualization platform. Duties will
include design, implementation, testing and debugging. Engineer will also
interact with other groups outside of engineering. 

REQUIREMENTS: 
Experience and Education: BS/MS, previous work experience a plus. 
Engineer must have strong analytical and debugging skills and must be
experienced in developing modular and extensible operating system code in C.
Must possess a good sense of performance characteristics of kernel code and
how to optimize it. A background in computer hardware and architecture is
desirable. 

Good communication skills are required along with the ability to work in a
large team and project environment. 

Desired general experience in one or more of the following areas: 
- Intel CPU architecture. 
- Intel-based server architecture. 
- BIOS, EFI, ACPI. 
- CPU scheduling and memory management. 
- Distributed systems knowledge. 
- PCI Express, Infiniband. 
- Extensible OS kernels.

If you are interested in this opportunity, or know of someone who may, please
forward your resume to mwalton at vmware.com

----- End forwarded message -----

Enjoy!

-bill!