Junior Linux Kernel Engineer - Ubuntu

Canonical; Manama; Remote; BHD 17,500 - 22,500; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic junior professionals to join their kernel team and work on the Linux kernel for Ubuntu. This exciting opportunity allows you to dive deep into the world of operating systems, collaborating with a global team to deliver optimized solutions for cutting-edge platforms. You will learn from experienced mentors while tackling significant initiatives, including security hardening and driver integration. If you're a recent graduate or early in your career and eager to grow your software engineering skills in a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to contribute to the world's most widely used Linux kernel and shape the future of technology.

Qualifications

• Recent university graduates or early career professionals with a software engineering background.
• Motivated to develop kernel-level software and work in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a globally distributed team on Linux kernel development.
• Diagnose and resolve kernel issues reported by customers and the community.

Skills

C Programming

Rust Programming

Operating Systems Knowledge

Software Engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Every year we select new junior professionals into the Canonical kernel team, to work on the Linux kernel for Ubuntu. If you've enjoyed operating systems in your coursework or current role, you are confident in your ability to write high quality C and possibly Rust, and are ready to take the plunge and see how it all works, then this would be a great place to pursue your next career stage. We are a global team working to ship the world's most widely used Linux kernel, across the very latest silicon and cloud, where you can apply and grow your software engineering skills.

The Canonical Kernel Team builds and maintains all supported Ubuntu Linux kernels for a variety of platforms and architectures from small embedded devices to standard desktop/server systems to large-scale cloud environments. In your first year you will tackle serious initiatives, which include but are not limited to:

• Optimized solutions for key Silicon and Cloud partner platforms
• Developer platforms such as Raspberry Pi and RISC-V
• Enabling Ubuntu on a wide range of embedded systems
• Security hardening and exploit mitigation
• Third-party driver integration and distribution, such as graphics
• Expanded driver support for bleeding-edge PC platforms

We select candidates that are recent university graduates or early career professionals who are enthusiastic to develop kernel-level software in multiple areas including security updates, patching, and testing. The successful candidate will have a background in software engineering, be motivated to work in a distributed team and willing and able to travel globally twice a year for company engineering events.

These are full-time positions available to early career candidates (1-3 years industry experience), recently graduated university students, or university students with less than 3 months before graduation. The Kernel Team is currently not offering any part-time or internship roles.

Location: We have home-based kernel teams in every timezone.

What your day will look like

• Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team
• Learn from senior mentors to demystify the inner workings of the Linux kernel and how it is distributed
• Work closely with external silicon, cloud, or hardware manufacturer delivery teams on bleeding-edge platforms
• Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by customers, the community, and discovered by your own rigorous testing
• Take personal responsibility for the delivery of various flavors