Nebius

Senior Hypervisor Engineer

Nebius · Prague, Czech Republic; Remote - Europe

Posted about 2 months ago

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This role has been open
55 days
Nebius's roles stay open a median of 55 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
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Ghost-job risk at Nebius
high
279 stale, 17 reposted of 384 open
Hiring momentum
508 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-27

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About this role

As a Senior Hypervisor Engineer at Nebius, you will focus on developing and optimizing the KVM hypervisor and QEMU device emulator within the cloud platform. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include optimizing I/O for emulated devices, integrating the hypervisor with platform services, and collaborating with the open-source community on substantial extensions to the virtualization stack.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Fluent in C programming language
  • 3+ years of experience with Linux
  • At least 3 years of engineering experience with QEMU/KVM
  • General understanding of x86-compatible systems (virtual memory, interrupts, privilege rings)
  • Experience writing general system code in user mode for Linux, including debugging, analysis, and optimization tools

Nice to have

  • Accepted patches in Linux Kernel or QEMU/KVM
  • Experience working with Linux kernel
  • Some experience with ARMv8, including virtualization extensions
  • Understanding of PCI, SCSI, and ACPI
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration

What you get

  • Competitive compensation
  • Career growth and learning opportunities
  • Flexibility and ownership
  • Collaborative and innovative culture
  • Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
  • International environment and talented teams

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Coding interviews are part of the hiring process
  • Role involves close collaboration with the open-source community

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Listed by Nebius on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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