603 kernel jobs at 247 companies in United States

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KERNEL ENGINEER
San Francisco, California, United States
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MakerMaker
MakerMaker: Autonomous research agents for recursive self-improvement
4+ YOE4+ years GPU kernel development; hardware-level fluency; profiling; Python/C++ reading; track record of kernel-level optimizations; strong systems know-how.
CUDA, ROCm, Triton, Nsight, ncu, Python, C++, Memory bandwidth, Warp scheduling
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Principal Linux Kernel Developer
Fort Collins or Colorado or Minnesota or United States
$160k-$303k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Provides edge-to-cloud IT infrastructure and platform services.
8+ YOEBachelors/Masters in CS or related; 8+ years systems/kernel development; expert C and deep Linux kernel internals; experience with kernel debugging tools and distributed storage; technical leadership and collaboration skills.
Linux kernel, C, crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints, Lustre, Ceph, DAOS, RDMA, InfiniBand, CI/CD
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Principal Linux Kernel Developer
Fort Collins or Colorado or Minnesota or United States
$152k-$349k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Provides global edge-to-cloud technology solutions and IT infrastructure services.
8+ YOE8+ years systems/kernel development experience, expert C, deep Linux kernel internals, kernel debugging (crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints), distributed storage experience, technical leadership, strong communication.
C, Linux kernel, crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints, Lustre, Ceph, DAOS, RDMA, InfiniBand, CI/CD
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Principal Linux Kernel Developer
Fort Collins or Colorado or Minnesota or United States
$160k-$303k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Providing global edge-to-cloud infrastructure and IT solutions for businesses.
8+ YOEBachelor's or Master's in CS/CE, 8+ years systems/kernel development, expert C, deep Linux kernel internals, kernel debugging (crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints), distributed storage experience, technical leadership and collaboration skills.
Linux kernel, C, crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints, Lustre, Ceph, DAOS, RDMA, InfiniBand, CI/CD
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Linux Kernel Developer
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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VAST Data
VAST Data: Enterprise AI infrastructure and unified data platform.
Linux kernel development experience, system programming in C/C++, solid networking (OSI layers, TCP/IP), Python and Git advantageous, block-level storage/filesystem knowledge advantageous, BSc/MSc in Computer Science or Engineering.
C, C++, Python, Git, TCP/IP, Linux Kernel
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GPU Kernel Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TypeSafe AI
TypeSafe AI: Building reliable, general frontier AI models for automation.
Deep CUDA/GPU kernel expertise, experience building and optimizing training and inference kernels, LLM training experience, profiling and eliminating performance bottlenecks.
CUDA, CuTe DSL
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Linux Kernel Engineer
Newington, New Hampshire, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Owning Linux kernel lifecycle end-to-end including CI validation, driver enablement, debugging, and production releases; partnering with platform, infrastructure, and SRE teams.
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AI Kernel Engineer Intern - Kernel Optimization
Burlingame, California, United States
$45-$60/hr OnsiteTemporary, Internship
Quadric
Quadric: Designing licensable processor IP for on-device AI inference.
MS student in CS/CE or related fields; proficient in C/C++/Python; experience in kernel implementation and optimization; experience in performance profiling.
C++, Python, ONNX, Profiling Tools
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Kernel Engineer (Compute / Accelerator)
Mountain View, California, United States
$260k-$320k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DensityAI
DensityAI: Designing custom AI hardware accelerators for large language models.
Experience writing performance-critical C/C++ kernels, CUDA or equivalent accelerator programming, computer architecture knowledge, performance profiling, tensor operations, and Python scripting; ability to validate kernels on simulators and collaborate with compiler teams.
C/C++, CUDA, Python, MLIR, LLVM, CUTLASS, Triton, RISC-V, x86, ARM64, Verilog, SystemVerilog
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Linux Kernel Software Engineer
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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Arista Networks
Arista NetworksNYSE: ANET: Provides cloud networking solutions and high-speed multilayer Ethernet switches.
3+ YOEExpert C programming and Linux kernel development experience; familiarity with kernel architecture, upstream processes, IP networking, CPU architectures (x86/ARM); C++, Python desirable; BS/MS/PhD or equivalent experience with multi-year experience.
Linux kernel, C, C++, Python
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Linux Kernel Engineer (Device Driver Developer)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hellbender
Hellbender: Develops and manufactures AI-enabled computing sensors and robotic systems.
5+ YOELow-level C, Linux kernel internals, device drivers, hardware bring-up, Yocto/Buildroot, DTS/DTBO, debugging, datasheet analysis.
C, Linux kernel, Yocto Project, Buildroot, Device Tree, DTBO, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, DDR, DMA, Interrupts
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Linux Kernel Architect
Santa Clara or Alabama or New Mexico or France or Alaska or Arizona or Florida or Colorado or Boston or California or Canada or New York or New York
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SiFive
SiFive: Designs and licenses high-performance RISC-V processor intellectual property.
Experience developing and debugging upstream Linux kernel for concurrency and high core-count servers, debugging CPU/SoC bugs, working with CPU architects/RTL, Linux on FPGA/emulation, virtualization, and familiarity with RISC-V.
Linux, OpenSBI, RISC-V, FPGA, Devicetree, ACPI, UEFI, Rust
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AI Kernel Writer
Los Altos, California, United States
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Majestic Labs
Majestic Labs: Developing memory-first AI server platforms for data centers.
Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE, strong parallel programming (CUDA, Triton, SYCL, OpenCL, Metal, POSIX Threads, OpenMP), C++11+, kernel optimization and profiling experience, and familiarity with high-performance compute frameworks and tools.
Triton, PyTorch, SYCL, Perfetto, VTune, Tracy, C++11 or higher, CUDA, LLVM MLIR, BLAS, BLIS, Torch, Valgrind, GNU Debugger, OpenCL, Metal, POSIX Threads, OpenMP
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Linux Kernel Development Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
CIQ
CIQ: Provides enterprise Linux support and high-performance computing software.
5+ YOEExpertise in Linux kernel development, proficiency in C, strong debugging and system-level programming skills, 5+ years experience, knowledge of device drivers and kernel internals.
Rocky Linux, Linux, C, Git
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Senior OS/Kernel Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$143k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NIO
NIONYSE: NIO: Designs and manufactures premium smart electric vehicles and technology
Senior OS/kernel engineer with strong OS internals, virtualization, C/assembly/Rust, and system debugging for real-time EV software.
C, Rust, Assembly
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Linux Kernel Developer (Mid-to-Senior Level)
Saratoga, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
E-Space
E-Space: Builds sustainable LEO satellite networks for global IoT connectivity
5+ YOE5+ years C and Linux kernel experience, device driver development, kernel debugging, embedded bring-up, Yocto/Buildroot, and hardware debugging tools required.
Linux, C, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, U-Boot, Yocto, Buildroot, JTAG, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, gdb, ftrace, perf, kgdb, Git, PREEMPT_RT
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Linux Kernel and Containerization SME
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
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PeopleTec
PeopleTec: Provides technical services and solutions to defense agencies.
6+ YOE6+ years experience with Linux kernel customization, RHEL 7-10, containerization and container orchestration; Linux+ and Security+ certifications; active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
RHEL 7-10, Linux, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Cloud Development Environments (CDE)
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Senior Principal Software Engineer - 5 (Linux Kernel Engineer)
Santa Clara or Seattle or United States
$97k-$306k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
10+ YOEExtensive Unix/Linux kernel and OS development experience, proficiency in C, familiarity with kernel debugging, experience with kernel subsystems (networking, storage, memory, security), and familiarity with Python and Bash.
C, Python, Bash, DPDK, OFED, RoCE, InfiniBand, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, Btrfs, XFS, Linux, TPM, Secure Boot
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Senior Compute Kernel Architect, GPU Power
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOEMS or PhD in CS/EE/CE; 5+ years in GPU kernel development; strong CUDA/C++; GPU profiling; PDN/power-aware design; Python automation; cross-disciplinary collaboration.
CUDA, C++, Python, Nsight Compute, Nsight Systems, nvprof
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Member of Technical Saff – OS Kernel
Walnut Creek, California, United States
$140k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Aptiv
AptivNYSE: APTV: Engineers electrical architectures and safety software for vehicles.
8+ YOE8+ years OS/kernel development experience, RTOS/VxWorks, C programming, device drivers/BSP experience, familiarity with assembly/C++/Python, CI/CD and safety-certification processes (DO-178C/ISO 26262) preferred.
VxWorks, C, Assembly, C++, Python, CI/CD