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Linux Kernel developer

IBM
Department:Design
Type:HYBRID
Region:Waterford
Location:Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
Experience:Mid-Senior level
Estimated Salary:€60,000 - €90,000
Skills:
LINUX KERNELCC++GITPYTHONJENKINSKVMPCINVMERDMAIBM Z ARCHITECTUREASSEMBLER
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Job Description

Posted on: October 22, 2025

Introduction Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open Source? Did you just graduate and are eager to become part of an worldwide development community? Is your favorite OS Linux based and you enjoy low-level programming? If so, our team is the right place for you! We are expanding our IBM development team in Waterford. The team is responsible for enhancing the Linux kernel for IBM Z / IBM LinuxOne. This includes device drivers, new processor instructions, virtualization (KVM), confidential containers, and test automation/devops (CI/CD). Your Role And Responsibilities As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will include the design and specifications for new features, implementation of the design, identifying and bug fixing, performance analysis, submitting your code to upstream open source community repositories, and solving client problems. This position requires working onsite 3 days per week. Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree Required Technical And Professional Expertise

  • Strong desire to work on low-level software development within the Linux operating system kernel (e.g. based on C/C++)
  • Interested in joining open source development communities
  • Understanding of operating systems internals (e.g. memory management & task scheduling, interrupts, device drivers)
  • Experience in source code repository systems (e.g. git), scripting languages (e.g. Python) and test Automation (e.g. Jenkins)

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

  • Any previous contributions to Open Source projects Skills in current I/O technologies (e.g. PCI, NVMe, RDMA) would be ideal
  • Any skills in IBM Z architecture ("Principles of Operations"), Z assembler and I/O concepts would be a bonus
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