Staff Hypervisor Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION

About NIO

NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.

NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS.

NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.

NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS.

NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

Responsibilities:

• Design & implement microkernel-based OS for a wide variety of on-car applications for autonomous driving vehicles.
• Design & implement low latency, high throughput, high performance network core stacks for microkernel OS, and design & implement system tool chains for fast diagnostics and troubleshoot.
• Characterize & optimize OS and network core functions for real time, high performance, security, and functional safety.
• Socialize designs and implementations with the team.
• Lead by example, regularly acting as a mentor and mentee for team growth.

Qualifications:

• BS / MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Software Developer with 10+ years of experience working in embedded systems
• Experience developing low-level / system code on ArmV8 platforms.
• Coding in C, ARM assembly and in-line assembly.
• Good understanding of Arm’s architecture, for instance, ARM generic interrupt controller, system MMU, timer and virtualization hardware support.
• Solid understanding of operating system concepts: virtual memory, page tables, caches, synchronization primitives, etc.  Familiar with Linux development environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing linux kernel / linux driver.
• Experience developing Hypervisor, Xen/KVM/ACRN/SafeOS.

Compensation:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $185,000.00 - $225,000.00.

• Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

• Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only. It does not include discretionary bonus, equity, or benefits.

Benefits:

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time NIO employee, you are eligible for the following benefits on the first day you join NIO:

• CIGNA EPO, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with $0 for Employee Only Coverage.  

• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plan.  Both provide options