Intel Linux Kernel Engineer 

United States, Oregon, Hillsboro 

652804744

Job Description:

This role requires deep technical expertise in Linux kernel internals, excellent collaboration skills, a proven track record of upstream Linux kernel contributions, and experience with complex, performance-critical systems. We value diverse perspectives and believe that different backgrounds and experiences strengthen our technical solutions. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members can contribute their best work. If you're passionate about Linux kernel development and meet most of our qualifications, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer

• Inclusive team culture with employee resource groups
• Flexible work arrangements and work-life balance support
• Opportunities toexpand expertise acrossdifferent kernel subsystems
• Support for conference attendance, training, and skill development
• Mentorship opportunities both as a mentor and mentee
• Career growth support and clear advancement paths
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Collaborative environment which contributes directly to the improvement of the upstream Linux kernel project

Development & Engineering

• Design, develop,and maintain Linuxkernel features, subsystems, anddevice drivers
• Optimize kernel performance for specific hardware platforms and use cases
• Debug complex kernel issues including crashes, deadlocks, and performance bottlenecks
• Port and adapt kernel code for new hardware architectures and platforms

Technical Leadership

• Share technical knowledge and provide mentorship to team members at all levels
• Conduct code reviews both internally and on public mailing lists and ensure adherenceto Linux kernelcoding standards and quality
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams on specifications and requirements
• Collaborate internallyand externally to drive upstream able system software solutions for our Linux customers
• Participate in architectural decisions for system-level software design

The candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Strong commitment to improving the Linux kernel project and healthy open-source development environments
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate should have at least one of the following:

• Bachelor’s Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, plus 8+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, plus 6+ years of experience.
• PHD Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, plus 4+ years of experience.

The experience listed above should be in the following:

• Linux kernel development experience.
• Experience contributing to upstream Linux kernel or major distributions.
• Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of Linux kernel development experience
• Contributions to multiple kernel subsystems
• Experience mentoring or leading technical teams
• Experience or strong interest in the areas of Intel Architecture, memory management, virtualization, performance and scalability, I/O or device drivers.

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