The Virtualization Backup Team is responsible for integrating Acronis' flagship product, Acronis Backup, with various virtualization platforms to enable reliable backup and restore operations for virtual machines and hypervisor hosts in production-grade, performance-critical environments.
As part of the Virtualization Backup Team, you will tackle a variety of challenging tasks, including:
- Gaining in-depth knowledge of VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Virtuozzo, Proxmox, Nutanix and other hypervisors with a focus on their internal architecture, APIs, and failure modes, to address platform-specific issues.
- Developing a deep understanding of file system management and parsing (FAT, NTFS, Ext, XFS, ReFS) and their behavior under snapshotting, corruption, and partial recovery scenarios.
- Analyzing OS boot sequences to ensure cross-platform bootability for virtual machines during backup and restore and to diagnose low-level boot and recovery issues across different OS families.
- Performing integrations with major cloud and virtualization platforms, including Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and XenServer with attention to consistency, correctness, and long-term maintainability.
- Actively using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. code generation, refactoring, log analysis, test generation) to improve development efficiency, while being fully responsible for the correctness, performance, and security of the resulting code.
- Formulating clear technical tasks and specifications (design notes, implementation plans, acceptance criteria), including tasks delegated to AI tools, and validating the results against real system behavior rather than assumptions.
- Reviewing, validating, and correcting AI-generated outputs (code, tests, documentation), ensuring they meet Acronis quality standards and production requirements.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Develop Acronis product integrations with new virtualization platforms and implement additional virtualization-related features in performance-critical, production environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve identified issues by analyzing real system behavior, logs, dumps, and metrics rather than relying on assumptions to ensure seamless performance.
Conduct code reviews, implement unit tests, debug, and integrate code efficiently with a strong focus on correctness, maintainability, and long-term supportability.
- Lead the team’s day-to-day execution: plan and prioritize work, break down initiatives into actionable tasks, and ensure predictable delivery.Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance, pairing, and feedback; foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
Use AI-assisted development tools (for example: code generation, refactoring, log analysis, test scaffolding) to increase development efficiency, while remaining fully accountable for the final technical decisions and code quality.
Translate high-level requirements into clear technical tasks, specifications, and acceptance criteria, including tasks delegated to AI tools, and verify results against real-world scenarios and edge cases.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
5+ years of relevant experience in developing, deploying, monitoring, and debugging highly scalable applications using C++ or Rust in complex, low-level or systems-heavy environments.
Proficiency in at least one platform (Windows, Linux) and related development technologies with hands-on experience in production systems.
Strong understanding of advanced programming concepts, including multi-threading, OS internals, networking, TCP/IP protocols, and IPC mechanisms and the ability to reason about failures, race conditions, and performance bottlenecks.
Experience with debugging tools such as Xcode, LLDB, GDB, and WinDbg, as well as reverse engineering techniques to investigate undocumented or poorly documented behavior.
Solid system administration skills across Windows, Linux, networks, and file systems sufficient to independently reproduce, diagnose, and validate complex issues.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with an engineering mindset focused on root-cause analysis rather than quick fixes.
Experience leading an engineering team (or acting as a technical lead): guiding execution, facilitating technical decisions, and aligning stakeholders.
Strong communication and people skills: ability to provide constructive feedback, mentor engineers, and handle day-to-day team coordination.
Knowledge of Python and Golang is a plus (used for tooling, automation, testing, or auxiliary services).
Experience working with technical documentation, design notes, or specifications, and the ability to critically review and improve them.
*Please submit your CV and application in English
WHO WE ARE
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.
Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.
OUR INTERVIEW PRACTICES
To ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style and we value authentic, real-time interaction.
Use of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks.
Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in developing highly scalable applications using C++ or Rust
- Proficiency in either Windows or Linux development technologies
- Strong understanding of advanced programming concepts such as multi-threading and OS internals
- Experience with debugging tools like Xcode, LLDB, and GDB
- Solid system administration skills across Windows and Linux
- Experience leading an engineering team or acting as a technical lead
- Knowledge of Python and Golang is a plus
What We Do
Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity, delivering cyber protection that solves safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges. Acronis offers antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, endpoint protection management solutions, and award-winning AI-based antimalware and blockchain-based data authentication technologies through service provider and IT professional deployment models. These solutions protect data, applications, and systems in any environment. Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, over 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies, including 100% of the Fortune 1,000, trust Acronis. Acronis products are available through 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries and 40 languages.
