Senior Software Engineer, Core Virtualization Security
Google, Seattle, Washington
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Area
- Security engineering
- Posted
- 27 days ago
About the role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. * 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms. * 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture. * Experience in Linux kernel programming, device bring-up, BSP. * Experience with Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Kernel Programming, Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Monitor, Operating Systems, Security Analysis, Threat Modeling.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. * 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. * Experience with systems engineering, familiarity with operating system principles and architecture. * Experience in system architectural security measures: threat modeling, risk mitigation, memory safety, privilege reduction, etc. * Understanding of virtual machines/hypervisors. * Strong programming skills (C/C++, Python, Rust).
ABOUT THE JOB:
Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
The Core Virtualization Security Team is evolving node security architecture, with a focus on our Virtual Machine Manager:
* End-to-end virtual machine monitor (VMM) hardening, from low level Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) interfaces to lifecycle management. * Partnering with product teams to securely add new platform support, including the latest Intel, AMD and Arm chips. * Taking advantage of new software techniques and hardware capabilities to enhance security. * Rapid adoption of Rust across the codebase. * Developing novel solutions for architecture hardening as the overall virt stack evolves.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
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