Remote Kernel Patch Engineer – Backport & Security

TuxCare Inc.; Bogotá; Remote; COP 282,912,000 - 377,216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work worldwide

Paid vacation 24 days + holidays

Private medical insurance

Job summary

TuxCare Inc. is seeking a Kernel Developer to join the KernelCare ELS Team. You will backport patches and build kernel packages for enterprise hosts, investigating upstream changes and ensuring patch safety.

The role emphasizes hands-on patching, automated workflows, and collaboration with the kernel team. Strong C skills and Linux debugging are essential, with experience in Git, building kernels, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Strong C programming and Linux debugging skills.
• Practical Linux kernel development, patching, or backporting experience.
• Confident use of Git, GNU build tools, and standard Linux development utilities.
• Experience building Linux kernels or distribution packages.
• Automation experience with Python, Go, Shell, or a similar language.
• Some experience with agentic or AI-assisted development and a clear approach to validating generated output.
• English at an intermediate level or higher, both written and spoken.
• Strong ownership, careful technical judgment, and readiness to explain trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Investigating upstream security and bug fixes and identifying 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.
• Using agentic development tools.
• Documenting technical decisions and participating in code review with the kernel team.

Skills

C programming

Linux debugging

Kernel patching

Git

GNU build tools

Kernel building

Python/Go/Shell

AI-assisted development

English (Intermediate+)

Tools

Docker

QEMU

Jenkins

CI systems

Job description

TuxCare Inc. is seeking a Kernel Developer to join the KernelCare ELS Team. You will backport patches and build kernel packages for enterprise hosts, investigating upstream changes and ensuring patch safety.

The role emphasizes hands-on patching, automated workflows, and collaboration with the kernel team. Strong C skills and Linux debugging are essential, with experience in Git, building kernels, and scripting.