Red Hat · 15 hours ago
Linux Kernel Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$109K/yr - $174K/yrRed Hat's Automotive Kernel Engineering team is looking for a Linux Kernel Software Engineer to join us on Red Hat's In-Vehicle Operating System. In this role, you will be part of a growing team focused on Linux Kernel development for automotive, real-time, and Edge applications, providing hardware enablement for new Arm platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechLinuxOpen SourceOperating SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
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!
Qualification
Required
Expertise in Linux device driver development, board bring-up, kernel boot optimization
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
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
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Company
Red Hat
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Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2018-10-28Acquired
1999-08-20IPO
1999-03-09Corporate Round
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Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Global Engineering
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Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
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