Linux Kernel OS Developer

Introduction We’ve been expanding our Linux Kernel Engineering team, hiring early-career professionals to grow our talent pipeline. This position, however, is a more mid-senior role—ideal for developers who bring 3+ years of hands-on, professional experience working with the Linux kernel and low-level system software. You’ll play a key part in designing, optimizing, and contributing to the technologies that drive our next-generation enterprise systems. Why Join Us

• Build on your expertise by owning end-to-end kernel development in a high-impact environment.
• Collaborate with and mentor early-career developers while driving innovation in open-source software.
• Hybrid work model with onsite collaboration 3 days per week for hands-on integration and team synergy.
• Be part of a company that actively contributes to and supports open-source communities.
• Make a measurable difference in the performance, stability, and scalability of enterprise-grade systems.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of new kernel features, enhancements, and device drivers.
• Analyze and optimize system performance in key areas like memory management, process scheduling, and I/O subsystems.
• Diagnose, debug, and resolve complex kernel-level issues, collaborating closely with global and open-source teams.
• Contribute code upstream to public open-source repositories (e.g., the Linux kernel community).
• Work with Git, Python, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) to automate, test, and maintain system integrity.
• Partner with clients to analyze, reproduce, and solve deep technical challenges.

Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Demonstrated professional experience in low-level software or kernel development (C/C++, Rust).
• Strong understanding of operating system internals, including memory management, scheduling, interrupts, and device drivers.
• Experience with source code management (Git), scripting (Bash), and automation frameworks (Jenkins).
• Demonstrated involvement and contributions to open-source communities, ideally the Linux kernel or related projects.
• Working knowledge of modern I/O technologies (PCI, NVMe, RDMA).
• Excellent problem-solving and performance analysis skills using kernel debugging tools.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Previous contributions to Open Source projects Skills in current I/O technologies (e.g. PCI, NVMe, RDMA)
• Skills in IBM Z architecture ("Principles of Operations"), Z assembler and I/O concepts