Remote Kernel Backport Engineer

TuxCare Inc.; Santiago; A distancia; CLP 36.000.000 - 60.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work

Vacation and holidays

Private medical insurance

Education budget

Co-working reimbursement

Gym reimbursement

Descripción de la vacante

TuxCare is seeking a Kernel Developer to join the KernelCare ELS Team, focusing on practical patching, backporting fixes, and building distributions for enterprise Linux.

You will investigate upstream kernel changes, prepare patches, validate them with tests, and collaborate with the kernel team to ensure patches are reproducible and maintainable. This position offers fully remote work with flexible hours and strong ownership of engineering outcomes.

Formación

• Strong C programming and Linux debugging skills.
• Practical kernel development or backporting experience.
• Git, GNU build tools, and Linux development utilities.
• Experience building kernels or distribution packages.
• Automation with Python/Go/Shell.
• English at least intermediate.
• Ownership and sound technical judgment.

Responsabilidades

• Investigating upstream security and bug fixes and identifying their dependencies.
• Backporting Linux kernel patches to older RPM- and Debian-based distributions.
• Resolving conflicts caused by differences between upstream and target kernel versions.
• Building and rebuilding kernel source and binary packages in reproducible environments.
• Validating patched kernels through focused tests, build checks, and regression analysis.
• Improving patch preparation, build, and validation workflows with Python, Go, or Shell.
• Documenting technical decisions and participating in code review with the kernel team.

Conocimientos

C programming

Linux kernel development

Git & build tools

Patching & backporting

Linux debugging

Automation scripting

English proficiency

Educación

B.S. in computer science

CS degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Docker

QEMU

Jenkins

CI systems

RPM packaging

Debian packaging

Descripción del empleo

TuxCare is seeking a Kernel Developer to join the KernelCare ELS Team, focusing on practical patching, backporting fixes, and building distributions for enterprise Linux.

You will investigate upstream kernel changes, prepare patches, validate them with tests, and collaborate with the kernel team to ensure patches are reproducible and maintainable. This position offers fully remote work with flexible hours and strong ownership of engineering outcomes.