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Junior Software Engineer, Core Cloud Engineering

Vultr is the world's largest privately-held cloud computing platform, on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world.

Vultr

Employee count: 201-500

Salary: 60k-85k USD

United States only

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 around the world, 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 and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

  • Excellent Medical Benefits w/ 100% company-paid premiums for employee only plan + 100% company-paid dental & vision 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
  • Commitment matters to Vultr! 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

Join Vultr

Our Engineering team at Vultr is seeking an Associate Software Engineer, Core CloudEngineering to report to the Senior Manager, Core Cloud Engineering. This role will work with low-level systems programming, networking protocols, and hypervisor technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience with compiled languages like Rust, C, and Go, with occasional work in PHP for system integration. This is a hands-on engineering position with an emphasis on performance optimization, automation, and systems-level problem-solving, contributing to one of the most popular cloud platforms serving 1.5 million users.

What to expect:

  • Hypervisor API Integration: Design, implement, and maintain low-level integrations with hypervisor technologies like libvirt, QEMU, and KVM to enhance platform capabilities.
  • Networking Automation: Develop and maintain automation around Open vSwitch (OVS), BGP routing, and other networking components to streamline datacenter operations.
  • Performance Tuning: Analyze and optimize hypervisor performance across I/O, networking, and storage subsystems to meet scalability and efficiency goals.
  • Systems Development: Write efficient and maintainable code in Rust, C, and Go for high-performance services, ensuring reliability and maintainability.
  • Infrastructure Automation: Build and enhance tooling for automated hypervisor provisioning, monitoring, and management.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with other engineering teams to align development efforts with reliability, scalability, and business objectives.
  • Documentation: Produce high-quality technical documentation for APIs, systems, and processes to support team collaboration and scalability.
  • Mentorship: Share knowledge with team members, helping to grow expertise in low-level systems and performance engineering.

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience in compiled languages like Rust (preferred), 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, with a proven ability to address complex, low-level technical challenges.
  • Effective communication and collaboration abilities to work cross-functionally with teams and stakeholders.
  • A commitment to continuous learning and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Compensation

$60,000 - $85,000

This salary can vary based on location, years of experience, background and skill set.

Vultr is committed to an inclusive workforce where diversity is celebrated and supported. All employment decisions at Vultr are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

Vultr regards the lawful and correct use of personal information as important to the accomplishment of our objectives, to the success of our operations and to maintaining confidence between those with whom we deal and ourselves. As such the use of various key privacy controls enables Vultr’s treatment of personal information to meet current regulatory guidelines and laws.

Workforce members have the right under US state law where and when applicable and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to: fair and equal treatment, knowing what personal data we gather and retain, for what purpose, and the ability to access and/or delete such data. You also have the right to opt out of communications from Vultr and approved third- parties at any time.

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At Vultr, we are spearheading a new era of cloud computing, driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a commitment to democratizing access to high-performance infrastructure. Founded in 2014 by David Aninowsky, Vultr has rapidly evolved into the world's largest privately-held independent cloud computing platform. Our core mission is to empower developers and businesses globally by simplifying the deployment and management of advanced cloud infrastructure. Through groundbreaking technology, we are revolutionizing how organizations leverage the cloud, offering a standardized, highly reliable, and high-performance compute environment across our strategically located 32 datacenters spanning six continents. This extensive global footprint ensures that our clients can launch cloud environments in close proximity to their operations or customer base, minimizing latency and maximizing efficiency. We are dedicated to making sophisticated cloud solutions both easy to use and cost-effective, challenging the dominance of traditional hyperscalers.

Vultr's innovative approach is evident in our comprehensive suite of products and services, which includes Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, Cloud Storage, and advanced networking solutions. We are at the forefront of AI infrastructure, providing immediate access to cutting-edge NVIDIA GPU technology, including fractionalized GPUs, to fuel machine learning and AI development. Our platform is designed with an API-first methodology, enabling seamless automation and deployment at any scale, anywhere in the world. We pride ourselves on a user-friendly control panel and a transparent, predictable pricing model that allows businesses to deploy enterprise-grade cloud solutions at a fraction of the cost of hyperscalers, with some clients achieving savings of up to 90%. By fostering a culture of continuous innovation and customer-centricity, Vultr is not just a cloud provider but a strategic partner, enabling businesses to confidently build, scale, and optimize their cloud operations with unparalleled performance and affordability. Our commitment extends to the developer community, offering robust tools and a marketplace of one-click application deployments to streamline workflows and accelerate innovation.

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