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Constellation Space

Flight Software Engineer

Seattle, WA · On-site

$120K - $180K/yr

We are looking for a Flight Software Engineer to design and implement the highly reliable, real ... Familiarity with hardware communication protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-422) and low-level debugging.

K2 Space

Senior Firmware Engineer, Vehicle

Seattle, WA · On-site

$160K - $220K/yr

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll work closely with custom hardware to develop low-level software that brings our spacecraft to life. From initial hardware bring-up through fully ...

Anduril Industries

Software Engineer, C++

Bellevue, WA · On-site

A robust foundation in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics, enabling a strong understanding of low-level systems and algorithmic complexity. * Mastery of C++: Minimum of 3 ...

Google

Kernel Senior Software Engineer, Fuchsia

Seattle, WA · On-site

$139K - $183K/yr

Demonstrated expertise in low-level debugging, diagnostics, and root cause analysis across ... As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with ...

Apple

System Software Engineer

Seattle, WA

$175K - $263K/yr

Troubleshoot and resolve low-level OS issues, networking bottlenecks, and hardware-software ... Minimum Qualifications 4+ years of software engineering experience Proficiency in one of C/C++, Obj ...

K2 Space

Senior Firmware Engineer, Vehicle

Seattle, WA · On-site

$160K - $220K/yr

The Role We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop and enhance low-level embedded software across the satellite platform. As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll work ...

Patrick Allen Group

Embedded Software Engineer

Kent, WA · On-site

$140K - $170K/yr

We are seeking a Embedded Software Engineer who possesses a development background on a Linux ... Responsible for writing low level production code for industrial applications. * Design, develop ...

Oracle

Senior Principal Software Developer

Seattle, WA · On-site

You should be a rock solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ... You will perform software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging ...

Apple

Software Engineer

Seattle, WA

$142K - $263K/yr

We use multiple levels of testing to ensure we have low-level performance (such as tests to ... We are looking for an experienced developer to join our collaborative and friendly team. Someone ...

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As of Aug 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for low level software developer in Tacoma, WA is $120,113.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $96,700.00 and $139,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Low Level Software Developers are programmers who specialize in writing software that interacts closely with computer hardware or system resources. They typically work with languages like C, C++, or Assembly to develop operating systems, device drivers, embedded systems, or performance-critical applications. Their work often requires an in-depth understanding of hardware architecture, memory management, and system processes. Low Level Software Developers play a crucial role in ensuring software runs efficiently and reliably on various devices.

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Senior Software Engineer II, Virtualization

DigitalOcean

Seattle, WA • On-site

$167K - $209K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 21 days ago

Job description

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you'll find your place here. We value winning together-while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
On this team at DigitalOcean, you will contribute to the foundation of our core compute cloud: the virtualization stack. The team's mission is to provide an extremely reliable, secure, and feature-complete low-level software stack for DigitalOcean's virtualization product offerings. The team works broadly across the company with our hardware, kernel, performance, observability, GPU/AI, and up-stack service teams to provide a platform to meet our stakeholders' requirements. Because we are responsible for the software which hosts every DigitalOcean droplet, we develop and operate software at an extreme scale.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test, and implement the IT systems underlying DigitalOcean's core virtual machine ("Droplet") product.
  • Work with DigitalOcean's Observability teams to collect and analyze metrics regarding DigitalOcean's products and infrastructure; utilize this data to improve DigitalOcean's products and services.
  • Engage in peer reviews for suggested changes to DigitalOcean systems.
  • Contribute to retrospectives enabling DigitalOcean to continuously improve software engineering processes in an agile manner.
  • Develop and lead execution of test plans in order to allow DigitalOcean to continue to provide reliable service to customers and ensure any customer-impacting incidents will not be repeated.
  • Maintain DigitalOcean's existing low-level virtual machine stack, while preparing it to support future software updates and new hardware.
  • Accelerate the virtualization of next generation GPU enabled platforms that power AI/ML workloads.
  • Work with hardware engineering teams and vendors to validate new hardware. Optimize performance while maintaining DO's high security standards.
  • Collaborate with open source Linux, QEMU and libvirt communities to drive the evolution of Linux virtualization technologies and incorporate them into the DO fleet.
  • Work with cross team partners such as product management to unlock new capabilities within our virtualization stack with evolving hardware.
  • Backport, build, and deploy software patches in order to support new features, backport bug fixes, and resolve security issues.
  • Suggest and implement improvements to our code release pipelines.
  • Contribute to a regular on-call rotation schedule.
Required Qualifications
  • Strong understanding of Linux based operating systems; comfortable developing and operating software on Linux.
  • Strong proficiency in C.
  • Proven track record of solving problems at scale. You'll be involved in driving homogenization across the fleet while making sustainable decisions for the organization moving forward.
  • A strong security mindset. You are proactive when it comes to identifying and implementing security best practices in your domain.
  • You are a terrific cross team collaborator. So much of this role involves interactions with other engineers and teams.
Recommended Qualifications
  • Deep experience with the internals of QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel and libvirt.
  • Experience with Debian packaging
  • Experience with Go, Python, and/or Ruby
  • Experience with Chef, AWX, and/or Kubernetes
  • Experience with GPU virtualization
  • Experience with Firecracker microVMs
Compensation Range:
  • $167,000 - $209,000

*This is a hybrid role
JR: 2026-7818
#LI-Hybrid
Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean
  • We innovate with purpose. You'll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
  • We prioritize career development. At DO, you'll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
  • We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
  • We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
  • DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.

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