Red hat Linux Kernel Software Engineer 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

570362196

What you will do

• Backport upstream features and fixes to our In-Vehicle Operating System releases

• Investigate how the kernel and other components support Functional Safety

• Work with Red Hat colleagues and platform vendors bringing up and tuning new embedded platforms

• Create and maintain kernel packages

• Collaborate in the automotive partner ecosystem

• Collaborate with the Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams

• Participate and collaborate with the open source community, specially the broader upstream Linux community

• Have fun!

What you will bring

• Experience in Linux device driver development, board bring-up, kernel boot optimization

• Ability to work HYBRID in Red Hat office (Lowell MA, Boston MA, Raleigh NC or Durham NC)

• Familiarity with Device Tree

• Familiarity with Git and upstream Linux kernel patch posting procedures, experience with upstream development

• Experience with backporting upstream code to Linux distributions, kernel configuration, building, and testing

• Familiarity with embedded systems and their ecosystems

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work on your own in a small team environment

• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Nice to have

• Expertise in one or more kernel subsystems that is verifiable through upstream discussions/contributions posts

• Familiarity in early boot flow of Arm processors

• Experience working with chip manufacturers, automotive manufactures, tier 1 suppliers

• Experience with Functional Safety concepts

• Experience with network device drivers

• Experience with Linux kernel PREEMPT_RT

• Experience with Fedora, CentOS and RHEL

• Experience with debugging Linux kernel issues

• Experience with grub, uboot, UEFI

The salary range for this position is $104,080.00 - $166,320.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave