Operating Systems Engineer, Linux Kernel, Consumer Devices

Skills

About the Role

You will design, develop and maintain Linux kernel capabilities for consumer devices and carry solutions into userspace services, libraries and interfaces. You'll debug complex system behavior, validate improvements with tests and workloads, partner with hardware and firmware teams, and contribute patches upstream.

Requirements

• Substantial hands-on experience with one or more Linux kernel subsystems
• Proficiency in C for kernel development
• Strong understanding of kernel concurrency, synchronization, memory ownership and resource lifetimes
• Experience delivering capabilities across kernel and userspace
• Understanding of Linux kernel development practices

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain Linux kernel subsystem changes
• Own features across the stack and choose kernel/userspace boundaries
• Debug complex system behavior using tracing, profiling and diagnostic tools
• Develop tests and workloads to validate performance, power and reliability gains
• Work with hardware, firmware, platform and application engineers
• Prepare reviewable patches and contribute upstream where appropriate

Benefits

• Equity
• Performance-related bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer HSA contributions
• Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA and commuter accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Paid medical and caregiver leave up to 8 weeks
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
• Paid sick or safe time
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends