Lead kernel bring-up on new silicon and virtual platforms
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical reviews, design documentation, and architectural decisions
Represent the company in open-source communities and industry working groups
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
17+ years of experience in Linux kernel development, with a strong focus on Arm architecture.
Deep understanding and contributions to kernel subsystems such as memory management, scheduler, device drivers, power management, and interrupt handling.
Proven experience in upstreaming patches and working with the Linux kernel community.
Familiarity with server-class SoC features: NUMA, RAS, ACPI, PCIe, CXL, and secure boot.
Experience with platform enablement and compliance validation (e.g., SystemReady SR, FWTS, ACS).
Strong debugging skills using tools like ftrace, perf, kgdb, crash, and kernel logs.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with virtualization (KVM, Xen) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Contributions to open-source projects or maintainership of kernel subsystems.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for kernel testing and validation.
Knowledge of firmware interfaces (UEFI, ACPI, Devicetree) and bootloaders (U-Boot, EDK2).
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- OR
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
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