Linux Kernel Engineer

Charterhouse Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment agency seeks an experienced Linux Kernel Engineer in Dubai to design and implement kernel components for AI optimizations. Candidates must have at least 5 years in Linux kernel driver development, particularly in PCIe and DMA mapping. This role is pivotal in integrating systems for next-generation machine learning workloads, offering a chance to shape advanced AI infrastructure. Competitive salary and permanent position offered.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience developing Linux kernel drivers in C.
• Strong background in PCIe device driver development and DMA mapping.
• Experience with performance tuning for compute-intensive workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core kernel components for AI accelerators.
• Develop PCIe kernel drivers and memory management systems.
• Collaborate with firmware and software architecture teams.

Skills

Linux kernel driver development

PCIe device driver development

DMA mapping

IOMMU integration

Kernel synchronization

Debugging tools

Job description

Job details: Location: Dubai; Salary: Competitive; Job Type: Permanent; Discipline: IT & Technology.

Reference: 53595. Posted: 6 days ago.

Charterhouse are partnered with a pioneering tech company specializing in AI-optimized server hardware, that is currently looking to hire a highly skilled Linux Kernel Engineer to join their growing team. This role offers an incredible opportunity to work at the forefront of AI infrastructure innovation, contributing to powering next-generation machine learning workloads.

About the Role

The Linux Kernel Engineer will play a key role in designing and implementing core kernel components that enable seamless communication between host systems and AI accelerators. The role involves developing PCIe kernel drivers, DMA engines, and memory management systems to support high-throughput, low-latency data movement. Engineers will also build interrupt handling protocols, comprehensive sysfs/debugs interfaces for device configuration, telemetry, and diagnostics, and multi-die orchestration mechanisms to support scalable deployments across data centers.

The position requires close collaboration with firmware, silicon, runtime, and software architecture teams to ensure robust integration across the stack. Additional responsibilities include reliability engineering, power management and thermal control integration with Linux PM frameworks, kernel-space performance optimization for AI workloads, and managing efficient runtime partnership. The engineer will also contribute to time synchronization protocols (PTP/PHC) and future-ready virtualization features.

About You

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience developing Linux kernel drivers in C for SoCs or accelerators, and a strong background in PCIe device driver development, DMA mapping, and IOMMU integration. Proficiency in kernel synchronization, interrupt handling, and debugging tools is essential. Candidates should be comfortable reading hardware specifications and working with cross-functional teams on register-level interfaces.

Preferred qualifications include experience with AI/ML accelerator drivers, RDMA subsystems, PTP/PHC timing, multi-die topologies, and upstream kernel contributions. Familiarity with container integration, performance tuning for compute-intensive workloads will be considered a strong advantage.