601 linux engineer jobs at 297 companies in Fairfield, CA
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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Verkada: Sells integrated AI-powered cloud physical security hardware and software.
10+ YOEBS or graduate degree in CS/Math/Engineering/Science, 10+ years Linux development, strong C/C++, Yocto, Bash, Linux device driver/kernel experience, familiarity with Secure Boot, Go/Python, WebRTC, distributed systems; must work onsite 5 days/week and travel internationally ~2x/year.
Linux, Linux kernel, Linux device drivers, C, C++, Bash, Yocto, Secure Boot, Go, Python, WebRTC, HTTP
Chariot Defense: Develops and manufactures software-defined power systems for military use.
3+ YOEBS in CS/ECE or equivalent, 3+ years shipping embedded Linux on custom hardware, board bring-up, bootloader/kernel/device-tree work, fluent in C/C++, experience with cross-compilation/JTAG/serial debugging and embedded interfaces (CAN/SPI/I2C/UART).
Nimble: Building autonomous robotic systems for supply chain fulfillment.
3+ YOE3+ years professional software engineering experience; proficiency in Rust, C, or C++; Linux kernel development, board bring-up, bootloader/uboot/EDK2/UEFI experience, networking knowledge, and strong communication and mentoring skills.
Controls/Systems Engineer, (Linux / EPICS / DCS/SCADA Focus) III (E3)
Benicia, California, United States
$120k-$165k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
Strong Linux administration, EPICS/DCS/SCADA experience, automation with Ansible, Python/Bash and Git proficiency, networking and distributed systems knowledge; bachelor’s in engineering/physics or equivalent experience desired.
Principal Engineer – Embedded Linux / Systems Architecture
Austin or Fremont
$130k-$227k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Enphase EnergyNASDAQ: ENPH: Manufacturer of microinverter-based solar and energy storage systems.
12+ YOEB.E. or M.S. in EE/CE/CS with 12+–15+ years embedded systems experience. Deep embedded Linux, BSP, device tree, kernel config, hardware/software co-design, SoC and driver development; C/C++/Python; CI/CD and Atlassian tooling.
Site Reliability Engineer for Linux administration
Ontario or Greenville or Clearwater or Fremont
OnsiteFull Time
Hyve SolutionsNYSE: SNX: Designs and manufactures custom hardware for hyperscale data centers.
3+ YOE3+ years Linux production administration (RHEL/Ubuntu/Rocky/CentOS); knowledge of core services, storage, backups, monitoring, security hardening, and basic scripting/automation. Bachelor's in CS/IT or equivalent experience; RHCSA/CompTIA Linux+/LPIC-1 are nice-to-have.
Lead Software Engineer - Linux Infrastructure Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
$152k-$215k/yrOnsiteFull Time
JPMorgan ChaseNYSE: JPM: Global financial services firm providing banking and investment solutions.
5+ YOE5+ years applied experience, formal software engineering training, strong Linux infrastructure and automation skills (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Bash, Python), container/Kubernetes experience, Windows Server knowledge, REST API and AI-assisted development experience.
Ansible Core, Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Jenkins, Bash, Python, Go, Rust, Claude, Co-Pilot, Red Hat, Red Hat Satellite, Pulp, JFrog Artifactory, Kubernetes, Windows Server, RPM, REST API
Xona Space Systems: Operates low Earth orbit satellites for high-precision navigation services.
GNSS systems engineering experience with measurement and position engine development; hands-on test equipment and field testing; theoretical analysis using Python, C, C++, or MATLAB; Linux experience; availability for rapid assessments. Advanced degree and 4+ years GNSS experience preferred.
Python, C, C++, MATLAB, Linux, GNSS simulators, GNSS test equipment
Droyd: Builds autonomous robotic systems and in-house hardware, enabling robots to operate reliably in real production environments.
Experienced DevOps/infrastructure engineer with strong Linux/Ubuntu skills, Jetson/JetPack and cross-compilation (x86_64→aarch64) experience, Docker Compose/systemd, OTA and fleet management, and reliability-focused tooling.
Crusoe: Provides energy-efficient cloud infrastructure powered by stranded and renewable energy.
8+ YOE8+ years in compute SRE or Linux system engineering; deep Linux kernel and virtualization knowledge; experience with KVM/QEMU/Xen/VMware; Go/C/Rust proficiency; system-level debugging and CI/CD for bare-metal/cloud.
Seattle or New York City or San Francisco or United States
RemoteFull Time
Stripe: Provides online payment processing and financial infrastructure for businesses.
Software engineering in production with cloud security focus; experience with AWS/Azure/GCP; Kubernetes and Linux; threat modeling and security tooling.
Scottsdale or San Francisco or Chicago or New York City
$173k-$230k/yrHybridFull Time
Early Warning Services: Operates payment and risk solutions for the financial industry.
15+ YOE15+ years cloud/platform engineering experience with 5+ years designing and operating enterprise AWS solutions; deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Linux, Terraform, observability, security & compliance frameworks; strong communication and leadership.
Consulting Systems Engineer (San Francisco, CA) - Kubernetes / Linux
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$210k/yrOnsiteFull Time
World Wide Technology: Global technology solutions provider and systems integrator.
8+ YOESenior pre-sales engineer with typically 8+ years in solutions architecture/systems engineering, broad enterprise IT expertise (networking, cloud, security), strong communication and presentation skills, bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ability to travel up to 25%, must live near San Francisco Bay.
Penguin SolutionsNASDAQ: PENG: Provides high-performance AI and edge computing infrastructure solutions.
5+ YOEBachelor's in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years related experience, Python proficiency, Linux/Windows knowledge, familiarity with DRAM/NAND/SSD, experience with test equipment and data analysis, strong communication skills.
Blackhawk Network: Provider of branded payment and gift card solutions.
Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience; platform/DevOps/SRE experience; strong Linux, AWS, Git; scripting in Python/Bash; experience with major incident management and AI-assisted development tools.
NextpowerNasdaq: NXT: Provides integrated solar tracker and energy technology solutions.
5+ YOEBachelor’s in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; 5+ years in robotics/autonomy with real-world experience; proficient in C/C++, Python, or Rust; Linux, Git, Docker; ROS2; hands-on with physical robots; strong problem-solving and collaboration.
Composio: Infrastructure and toolkits for building functional AI agents.
Deep infra engineering with on‑prem/VPC/air‑gapped experience, strong Kubernetes/Helm skills, fleet upgrade/rollback judgment, AI/agent experience, Linux proficiency, strong writing for RCAs and security notes.
Lightning AI: Unified platform to build, train, and deploy AI models.
5+ YOE5+ years in infrastructure or systems engineering; strong Linux in production; GPU hardware and software experience; bare-metal provisioning; Python automation; debugging across hardware/OS/GPU.
42dot: Develops autonomous driving software and software-defined vehicle technology.
12+ YOE12+ years in DevOps/build engineering for embedded hardware; GitLab CI, Jenkins; Bazel/OpenEmbedded; Python/Bash; Linux clusters, Kubernetes; FlexLM license servers; collaborate with Corporate IT.