Staff Hypervisor Developer
NIOAbout the role
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
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