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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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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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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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Principal Linux Kernel Engineer – NVIDIA CPU Server Platforms
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
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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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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Principal Linux Kernel Engineer – NVIDIA CPU Server Platforms
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
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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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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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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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
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Member of Technical Staff, Hardware, Kernel Engineer (Custom Silicon)
Austin or Palo Alto
$200k-$420k/yr OnsiteFull Time
River AI
River AI: Building user-controlled, personalized AI with integrated local hardware.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/EE, 5+ years low-level performance programming, deep knowledge of computer architecture, proficiency in modern C++, and experience with CUDA/Triton/CUTLASS or custom accelerator assembly.
CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS, C++
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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
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Nutanix
NutanixNASDAQ: NTNX: Sells cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure for enterprises.
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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Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel Networking
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$174k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; 5 years Linux Kernel development using C/C++; software testing, design, architecture, and large-scale infrastructure experience required.
Linux Kernel, C, C++
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Applied AI Engineer, Kernel Performance
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Etched
Etched: Designs specialized AI chips optimized for transformer architectures.
Experience building systems that convert model architectures into optimized kernels; strong Python and low-level coding skills; kernel and accelerator performance knowledge; experience with LLM-based agents and experiment-driven evaluation.
Python, LLM
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System Software Engineer - Linux Kernel and Device Drivers
Mountain View, California, United States
$120k-$475k/yr HybridFull Time
MatX
MatX: Developing custom silicon chips optimized for large language models.
8+ YOEBS in CS/EE or equivalent, 8+ years low-level systems experience, Linux kernel driver development, strong C skills, ability to read datasheets, hardware bring-up and debugging expertise.
Linux kernel, PCIe, DMA, MMIO, IOMMU, perf, ftrace, eBPF, Rust, FPGA, SR-IOV, dma-buf, VFIO, OpenBMC, ioctl, sysfs
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Staff Compiler Engineer - PyTorch + Kernel DSLPLATE
San Jose, California, United States
$163k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samsung Semiconductor
Samsung SemiconductorKorea Exchange: 005930: Designs and manufactures memory chips, processors, and sensors.
10+ YOEBS with 10+ yrs, MS with 8+ yrs, or PhD with 5+ yrs; experience in Triton/Helion/MLIR/XLA/TVM/Inductor/IREE/CUTLASS; kernel DSL/IR design; MLIR; PyTorch backends; kernel autotuning; HPC/NUMA; open-source contributions.
Triton, Helion, MLIR, XLA, TVM, Inductor, IREE, CUTLASS, PyTorch, LLVM/MLIR
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Member of Technical STaff – OS Kernel
Walnut Creek, California, United States
$140k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Wind River
Wind River: Provides software for mission-critical intelligent edge systems.
8+ YOERequires 8+ years in operating systems development, kernel and device drivers, RTOS, embedded C, and project ownership from requirements through release. Strong communication and collaboration skills required.
VxWorks, C, assembly, C++, Python, CI/CD, LinkedIn Learning
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Kernel Software Development Engineer - Core Drivers Architecture
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Develop foundational operating system and kernel-level software for consumer devices and collaborate across teams to deliver platform features.
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Machine Learning Engineer, GPU Kernel and Runtime
Mountain View, California, United States
$213k-$263k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
Experience developing GPU kernels and runtimes for machine learning systems; strong ML systems background and ability to work on autonomous driving software.
GPU
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