Intel Linux Kernel Engineer 

United States, Oregon, Hillsboro 

520743356

What we offer:

• Inclusive team culture with employee resource groups

• Flexible work arrangements and work-life balance support

• Opportunities to expand expertise across different 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 and Engineering:

• Design, develop, and maintain Linux kernel features, subsystems and device drivers

• Optimize kernel performance for specific hardware platforms and use cases

• Independently debug kernel issues including crashes, deadlocks, and performance bottlenecks

• Port and adapt kernel code for new hardware architectures and platforms

• Collaborate internally and externally to drive upstream able system software solutions for our Linux

• Participate in code reviews both internally and on public mailing lists

• Provide input for architectural decisions for system-level software design

• Collaborate with software and hardware teams on specifications and requirements

• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with minimum 4 years of experience in the following:

• Experience with system software, OS development experience.
• Experience contributing to an open-source project

• Experience in C programming and/or debugging tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

• Linux kernel development experience

• 5+ years of Linux kernel or systems programming experience

• Demonstrated upstream Linux kernel contributions

• Track record of delivering complex technical projects independently

• Experience with kernel debugging tools (GDB, ftrace, perf, etc.)

• Experience in the areas of Intel Architecture, memory management, virtualization, performance and scalability, I/O or device drivers.

• Experience collaborating with a diverse, distributed team

• Detail-oriented with strong debugging and troubleshooting skills

• Strong commitment to improving the Linux kernel project and healthy open-source development environments

• Experience developing in an open-source environment

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