570 kernel developer jobs at 230 companies in United States
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Linux Kernel Developer
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
OnsiteFull Time
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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KERNEL ENGINEER
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
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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Senior Kernel Engineer
United States
$172k-$190k/yr RemoteFull Time
Mastery of C and Linux kernel internals, Qualcomm chipset bring-up, bootloader development (XBL/ABL), ADSP firmware experience, devicetree expertise, and a technical bachelor's or higher.
C, Linux kernel, devicetree, XBL, ABL, ADSP, Rust, C++, CI
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Principal Linux Kernel Developer
Fort Collins or Colorado or Minnesota or United States
$152k-$349k/yr HybridFull Time
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
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
$160k-$303k/yr HybridFull Time
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 Software Engineer
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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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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GPU Kernel Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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GPU Kernel Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United States
$60k-$149k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOERequires 5–8 years of experience, strong Python and C/C++ skills, PyTorch and Triton experience, GPU kernel development, GPU architecture, performance optimization, compiler optimization, custom SDKs, and hardware abstraction layers.
GPU, Python, C++, PyTorch, Triton, CUDA, SDK
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Linux Kernel Development Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
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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Principal Linux Kernel Engineer – NVIDIA CPU Server Platforms
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOEBachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience; 14+ years developing Linux kernel software; deep kernel expertise and leadership in upstream development.
Linux, Linux kernel, ARM64, PCIe, ACPI, CXL
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Principal Linux Kernel Engineer – NVIDIA CPU Server Platforms
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOEBachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience; 14+ years developing Linux kernel software; expertise in kernel internals and multiple subsystems; established upstream community contribution.
Linux, Linux kernel, ARM64
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Senior Principal Software Engineer - 5 (Linux Kernel Engineer)
Santa Clara or Seattle or United States
$97k-$306k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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Kernel Engineer (Compute / Accelerator)
Mountain View, California, United States
$260k-$320k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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 Engineer (Device Driver Developer)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
HybridFull Time
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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Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer
San Francisco or Sunnyvale
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years in systems software engineering and 3+ years leading low-level systems teams. Requires Linux kernel internals, virtualization, C, Go/Rust/Python, CI/CD, and security vulnerability debugging expertise.
Linux, KVM, Xen, QEMU, C, Go, Rust, Python, CI/CD, CUDA, ROCm, InfiniBand, RoCE
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Linux Kernel Developer (Mid-to-Senior Level)
Saratoga, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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Research Kernel Engineer
Singapore or Austin
OnsiteFull Time
Requires a degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field; CUDA or Triton, Python, C++, GPU architecture, profiling, inference optimization, and high-performance computing experience.
CUDA, Triton, Python, C++, Nsight Compute, Nsight Systems, vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, MLIR, TVM, TorchInductor
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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
OnsiteFull Time
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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Member of Technical Saff – OS Kernel
Walnut Creek, California, United States
$140k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
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
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