Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer – Silicon Enablement

Full Time
  • September 13, 2026
  • Employment Info

    What your day will look like

    • Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team
    • Work closely with our silicon vendor partners to integrate their platform support into the Ubuntu Linux kernel for their product ranges
    • Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by partners, customers, the community at large, and discovered by your own rigorous testing
    • Take responsibility for the delivery of distinct silicon-optimised variants of the Ubuntu Linux kernel to the world
    • Improve tooling and automation for the delivery and test of Ubuntu Linux kernels
    • Submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with both internal and external upstream maintainers
    • Identify new means of maximising performance on partner silicon

    What we are looking for in you

    • Well-organised and motivated self-starter able to thrive in a remote work environment
    • Professional manner with colleagues, business partners, and the open-source community
    • Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
    • Significant programming ability in C
    • Strong grasp of device drivers, BSP’s, and other aspects of hardware-level system engineering
    • Solid background with git
    • Understanding of operating system kernel fundamentals
    • Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks length

    Additional skills that you might also bring

    • Python and Bash scripting ability
    • Prior background with the major SoC families
    • Ubuntu/Debian/Snap packaging
    • Demonstrated experience with Linux kernel patching and debugging
    • Solid understanding of performance optimisation for silicon platforms

     

     

     

     

     

     

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