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Linux Kernel Engineer Jobs in United States
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Linux Kernel Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
$102k-$174k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEAdvanced Linux kernel and virtualization expertise, strong C, open-source contributions, experience with KVM/QEMU, ACPI/PCIe, x86-64 architecture.
C, GNU toolchain, Git, KVM/QEMU, Linux kernel, Open source development, ACPI, PCIe, x86-64 architecture, Emulators and simulators
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Linux Kernel Engineer
Folsom or Santa Clara or Hillsboro
$174k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOELinux kernel development with x86, drivers, presilicon/postsilicon bring-up; 6+ yrs (4+ with MS) or MS with 4+ yrs; strong collaboration and debugging skills.
Git, Linux kernel build system, Kernel patching, Kernel drivers, ACPI, Emulation/FPGA
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Network Linux Kernel Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
Design, develop, and optimize Linux kernel drivers and networking stack; strong C/C++ skills; DPDK/XDP familiarity; knowledge of L2/L3/L4 networking; ability to optimize performance.
C, C++, Linux kernel, DPDK, VPP, XDP, Ethernet, NICs
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Linux Kernel Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years Linux kernel or low-level system software experience; strong C and one of Rust/Go/Python/Bash; kernel debugging; CI/CD for kernel releases; RHEL environment.
perf, ftrace, bpftrace, crash, gdb, C, Rust, Go, Python, Bash, RPM, RHEL, CI/CD
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Linux Kernel Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEExpert in C with kernel experience; BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE with relevant years; strong problem solving and communication skills.
C, C++, Python, Linux kernel, Linux tooling
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Senior Linux Kernel Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years with Linux/kernel programming; BS in CS; strong networking and system software knowledge.
Linux, RDMA, TCP/IP, Device drivers, Kernel
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Staff Engineer - Linux kernel Developer
Bangalore or San Jose or Durham or Mexico City or Pune or Hoofddorp or Belgrade or Barcelona or Singapore or Sydney or Tokyo
HybridFull Time
8+ YOELinux kernel development, OS fundamentals, 8+ years enterprise software, strong C/C++, open-source collaboration.
Linux kernel, KVM, C, C++, Open Source
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Darkhive, Inc - Sr. Embedded Linux Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
Bachelor’s in computer/elec engineering or related field; strong Linux kernel, MIPI CSI, wireless, and embedded Linux experience; hardware prototyping familiarity.
Linux kernel, Kernel module development, Driver debugging, MIPI CSI, wpa_supplicant/hostapd, RF tuning, I2C, SPI, Yocto, AOSP, U-Boot, Qualcomm Snapdragon, NXP i.MX
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Software Engineer III, Linux Kernel Networking
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$147k-$211k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's degree; 2+ years Linux kernel/C/C++ development; experience with large-scale infrastructure, networking, and protocols; 2+ years related experience
C, C++, Linux Kernel
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Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
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5+ YOEBuild and maintain a custom Linux distribution for embedded robotics; manage OS lifecycle, security, provisioning, and OTA updates; strong experience with Yocto/OpenEmbedded, kernel tuning, and Nvidia Jetson.
Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Buildroot, PREEMPT_RT, Nvidia Jetson, Jetpack, LUKS, TPM 2.0, BlueZ, RAUC, Mender, SWUpdate, OverlayFS
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Senior Engineer - Kernel (Austin, TX)
Austin, Texas, United States
RemoteFull Time
5+ YOESenior Linux kernel engineer with 5+ years software development; 3+ years embedded Linux or systems programming; strong C, Linux kernel knowledge; legal work authorization in the U.S.; local resident of Greater Austin, TX.
C, Git, Yocto, Buildroot
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Sr. Embedded Linux & Platform Engineer
Torrance or Irvine or Palo Alto
$135k-$184k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBS or MS in CS/EE; 4+ yrs C/C++ on embedded Linux; 2+ yrs Make/CMake; Bash/Python scripting; kernel driver, I2C/SPI/UART/SDIO; CI/CD pipelines; low-level Linux passion; hardware bring-up.
GitLab, GitHub Actions, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Bitbake, QEMU, LAVA, Pytest, Docker
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Linux Developer (TS/SCI w POLY)
McLean, Virginia, United States
$100k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBS or equivalent; 3+ years in software development; Git; OS internals; C/C++/Python; Linux kernel experience; cross-platform (x86/ARM/MIPS); ability to obtain security clearance.
Git, C, C++, Python, Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS
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Software Engineer - OS & Kernel, Robot Software
Sunnyvale, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Embedded Linux software in C/C++, Yocto, kernel drivers, debugging, and IPC for robotics.
C, C++, Yocto, Linux, Kernel, Device Tree, ROS
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Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEEmbedded Linux software developer with 3+ years, BS/MS in CS/CE/EE, strong C, Linux kernel/driver experience, Yocto/Buildroot, and build system expertise.
C, C++, Rust, Yocto, Buildroot, JetPack, NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm Snapdragon, PCIe, USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, RAUC, Mender, SWUpdate
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Software Engineer - Embedded Linux (C++)
Boulder, Colorado, United States
$110k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years C++ in embedded Linux; Linux kernel/driver experience; embedded systems; Git/CMake; STIGs; problem solving.
C++, Linux, Git, Make, CMake, Ubuntu, systemd, ARM, Nvidia Jetson, Linux kernel, device drivers, device trees, Deb packaging
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MTS III, Software
Irvine, California, United States
$97k-$162k/yr HybridAll Commitments Available
5+ YOEBS in CS/CE/Software or equivalent; 5+ years embedded software; 3+ years Linux app development; kernel/BSP/initramfs experience; C/C++ in Linux; ability to lead and collaborate.
C/C++, Linux, Kernel, Bootloader, Yocto, Buildroot, initramfs, BSP, TCP/IP, Device drivers
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OS kernel system software development engineer
Promontory, California, United States
$141k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in CS/CE or equivalent with extensive experience; strong C skills; kernel and OS internals knowledge; multi-processor and I/O architecture expertise; version control and build tooling proficiency; strong problem solving and communication.
C, Linux, Gerrit, Git, Perforce, Shell scripting, Makefiles, UEFI, I/O architectures
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Sr. Software Engineer I - Linux BSP Development
Bohemia, New York, United States
$105k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBS in CS or EE; 6+ years software/engineering; embedded software experience; Linux kernel/driver development; C/C++; hardware interaction; Yocto/Buildroot experience.
C, C++, Git, Yocto, Buildroot, Linux, VxWorks, PetaLinux, Deos, Windows
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Director, Engineering - Edge Linux Networking
San Francisco or Denver or New York City
$247k-$296k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt5+ years leading engineering teams; 10+ years in software engineering; Linux kernel and networking expertise; experience with OCI containers; strong leadership and communication.
Linux kernel, XDP, OCI Containers, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Docker
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MTS III, Software
Irvine, California, United States
$97k-$162k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEEmbedded Linux kernel/bootloader/BSP/initramfs development; C/C++, Yocto/Buildroot; 5+ yrs embedded software, 3+ yrs Linux app dev; BS/CE/SE or equivalent, travel up to 10%.
C/C++, Shell, Yocto, Buildroot, U-Boot, Linux, initramfs, BSP, Toolchains
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Senior Embedded Linux Software Platform Engineer – ROS2 Robotics
Arvada, Colorado, United States
$100k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in build systems, cross-compilation, containerization, and Linux configuration; ROS2; NVIDIA Jetson/CUDA; CI/CD; embedded Linux.
CMake, Docker, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jetson, ROS2, L4T, Jetpack, Yocto, CUDA, kernel, systemd
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Senior Software Engineer - 5G Devices
Carlsbad or Germantown
$161k-$301k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOESenior software engineer with embedded systems focus, 5G/ NTN device software, and Linux kernel driver experience.
C/C++, Linux kernel, Yocto, Buildroot, PCIe, USB, SDIO, UART, Kernel debugging, Ftrace, Perf, JTAG
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Senior Firmware Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$176k-$228k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years firmware development, strong C, Linux kernel/driver experience, ARM64 embedded, BSPs, kernel/debugging, camera subsystems (V4L2) preferred.
C, Linux kernel, Device drivers, ARM64, V4L2, GStreamer, Video pipelines
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BMC Firmware Engineer
Austin or Boxborough or Bellevue or Chandler or Markham or Santa Clara or Portland
$112k-$167k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOESenior firmware engineer with OpenBMC experience; strong C/C++, scripting, debug, Linux kernel/driver knowledge; cross-team collaboration; open source familiarity.
C, C++, JavaScript, Shell Scripting, Python, Linux, Git, Gerrit, JTAG, I2C, SPI, eSPI, UART, PCIe, Linux Kernel, OpenBMC, Build and debug tools
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Staff Engineer, Firmware Development (Alpharetta, GA, US)
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
$98k-$142k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEB.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related, 7-10 years Embedded Linux firmware, strong C/C++, Linux kernel knowledge.
Embedded Linux, Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, Buildroot, Linux kernel, U-Boot, GDB, C, C++
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BMC Firmware Engineer
Austin or Boxborough or Bellevue or Chandler or Markham or Santa Clara or Portland
$112k-$167k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior firmware engineer with OpenBMC experience; strong C/C++, Python, scripting; Linux kernel/driver development; open-source collaboration; prior BMC/firmware and hardware/IP knowledge.
OpenBMC, Linux Kernel, Linux driver development, Git, Gerrit, C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Shell Scripting, I2C, I3C, JTAG, SPI, eSPI, UART, PCIe
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Embedded Engineer (BSP), Staff
Austin, Texas, United States
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
9 Mothers: Builds AI-powered autonomous systems to neutralize aerial drone threats.
6+ YOE6+ years embedded Linux experience; expert in C and Linux kernel; board bring-up; Rust/C++ systems programming; U.S. citizenship; ability to pass background check.
C, C++, Rust, Linux, Jetson, Yocto, Kernel development
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Robot Systems Engineer
San Carlos, California, United States
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Design, configure, and maintain Linux-based software for warehouse robotics; optimize Linux platforms, kernel configs, and ROS/ROS2; bring-up hardware; ensure security and data integrity.
Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, Linux Kernel, ROS/ROS 2, OTA, Secure Boot, Jetson, L4T, Ubuntu
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Senior Firmware Engineer - Android/Linux BSP
Plano, Texas, United States
$108k-$174k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5-8 years in embedded software for Linux/Android; strong C/C++ skills; BS in CS/EE; MS preferred.
Linux, Android, C, C++, Device Tree, U-Boot, Kernel, Git, ADB, Fastboot, JNI/NDK, OpenGL ES
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Hardware Platform Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
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3+ YOE3–5 years in Platform Engineering/Systems Programming/Embedded Systems; strong Linux, systems programming; hardware bring-up; Rust or C/C++; knowledge of kernel, device trees, drivers; experience with hardware diagnostics and observability tools.
Linux, Kernel, Device Tree, Rust, C, C++, GitLab CI, Grafana, Prometheus
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Device Engineer II
San Diego, California, United States
$110k-$120k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEEmbedded software engineer with 4+ years Linux, C/C++, hardware bring-up, and BSP/kernel experience.
Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, OpenWRT, Android, Git, C/C++, UART, SPI, I2C, JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
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Principal Systems Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$260k-$340k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years designing and shipping core infrastructure; strong Linux kernel, virtualization (KVM/QEMU/Firecracker), and high-performance networking expertise.
Linux kernel, KVM/QEMU/Firecracker, RoCE v2, InfiniBand, NVIDIA GPUs, AMD GPUs, Kubernetes, Slurm, SR-IOV, RDMA, GPU scheduling, memory management, container orchestration
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Technologist, DevOps Engineer
Roseville, California, United States
$145k-$194k/yr HybridFull Time
DevOps engineer with Linux kernel, automation, and CI/CD expertise; strong Python, Bash, and C skills; PCIe/NVMe knowledge; kernel patching experience.
Python, Bash, Linux kernel, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Gerrit, Jira, CI/CD, PowerShell, PyTest, Robot Framework, Grafana, PostgreSQL, SQLite, C/C++
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Firmware Engineer
Boston or Pittsburgh
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2+ YOEDesign, develop, and test embedded software and firmware; write C/C++; build Linux kernels; collaborate with hardware engineers.
C, C++, Linux, Kernel
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Software Engineer ll (New College Grad 2026)
San Jose, California, United States
$102k-$189k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOENew college graduate with Bachelor or Masters in CS, Engineering, or Electrical and Electronics Engineering; at least 2 years of relevant experience; proficient in C++, Python or Perl; knowledge of data structures and algorithms; Linux driver/kernel programming; electronics design and firmware experience a plus.
C++, Python, Perl, Linux kernel, Firmware
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Principal Software Engineer
Calabasas, California, United States
$172k-$287k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEMaster's or Bachelor's with 12+ years in CS/EE; OSI networking; kernel/module development; C/C++/Python on Linux; network timing protocols; microservices; Docker/Kubernetes; cross-layer collaboration.
C, C++, Python, Linux, PCIe, I2C, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Go, Shell scripting, Kernel development, NICs, FPGAs, PCIe devices, Microservices
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Senior Software Engineer – Embedded Linux (Storage Systems)
San Mateo, California, United States
$130k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years C experience; strong low-level systems knowledge; memory management; Yocto; kernel debugging; EFI/ MMC; experience with distributed backend and cloud (AWS/Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.
C, C++, Go, Yocto, MMC, kernel debugging, eBPF, ext4, UBIFS, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
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Embedded Software Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$48-$67/hr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBS in engineering with 2+ years embedded software or MS in engineering; C programming; Linux kernel driver experience; US citizenship; background check/drug test.
C, Linux kernel, Socket programming, IPsec, ARM, RISC-V, Linux
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Sr. Firmware Engineer
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software development; Linux-based platforms; C/C++ proficiency; knowledge of networking, kernel drivers, and security.
C/C++, Python, Go, Shell, Linux, Git, Docker, Yocto, Wireshark
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