Principal Engineer - Virtualization & Kubernetes

Principal Engineer Virtualization Kubernetes The Opportunity. We have an outstanding career opportunity for Principal Engineer - Virtualization Kubernetes at Bangalore/Pune/Hyderabad locations to join Commvault's Virtualization Workloads team. You will be a hands-on technical leader driving the architecture, design, and implementation of next-generation data protection for virtualized and containerized environments, spanning KVM/QEMU, KubeVirt, and Kubernetes-native workloads. This is a high-impact individual contributor role with broad scope and visibility across product lines. What youll do Design and implement data protection features for virtualized workloads (KVM/QEMU, KubeVirt, VMware) and Kubernetes-native environments Drive architectural decisions for backup, restore, and replication pipelines at the OS and hypervisor layer Contribute to CSI driver development, Kubernetes operator design, and container-native storage workflows Collaborate across platform, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver robust, production-grade solutions Provide technical leadership, mentor peers, and influence engineering culture and practices Who you are Bachelor's degree required. 8+ years overall experience with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives. Deep expertise in Linux/Windows systems programming and OS internals (memory management, storage I/O). Strong C++ background with production experience in low-level or systems software. Hands-on Kubernetes experience operators, CRDs, CSI, RBAC, and cluster-level architecture. Solid understanding of storage internals: block storage, snapshots, replication, and consistency models. Experience with virtualization platforms; KVM/QEMU familiarity is a strong plus. Experience with KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, or similar container-native VM platforms is good to have. Background in data protection, backup/restore, or disaster recovery software. Open-source contributions or patents in relevant domains is good to have. Security and SaaS experience strongly preferred.