Job Description:The Linux System Engineering team is looking for a Linux Kernel Developer responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the core Linux kernel, device drivers, and low-level system software for bare metal and virtualized use cases.
This role requires technical expertise or interest in system software development, OS internals, and excellent collaboration skills.
Key Responsibilities:
1. 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 upstreamable system
- software solutions for our Linux
2. Technical Collaboration
- 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
Qualifications:We encourage applications from candidates who meet most of these qualifications. We're happy to discuss how your unique experience aligns with this role.1. Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or
- related field or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree
- 3 - 6 years of system software, OS development experience, or
- related experience
- Experience contributing to an open source project
2. Skills
- Experience collaborating with a diverse, distributed team
- Experience or strong interest in the areas of Intel Architecture,
- memory management, virtualization, performance and scalability, I/O
- or device drivers.
- Solid understanding of Linux kernel internals and development
- practices
- Proficiency in C programming and debugging tools
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities
- 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
- Experience developing in an open source environment
3. 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.)
We offer competitive benefits and pay, opportunities for professional development and the flexibility you need to achieve balance. Intel fosters a collaborative environment allowing the brightest minds in the world to come together to achieve exceptional results.
Including stock programs, Quarterly Bonuses, Employee Pension Plan, Medical plan and life insurance, Peer to peer recognition, Lunch card, Multisport Card/Holiday card, Groups of enthusiasts, Exclusive employee discounts, (online) events and many more.
You will work in an international environment within a group of the best professionals in the world, working with the newest technologies. You'll have a chance to take part in advanced development programs, conferences and have free access to a wide library of classroom and online courses, covering both soft and technical skills.
We guarantee you will be working in a safe environment, in an organization which profoundly understands the current health situation worldwide. At both our offices and in your home, the security and wellbeing of you and your family is our utmost responsibility.
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