Linux Kernel Engineer Open Source, Hybrid Ireland

IBM; Waterford; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Infrastructure is building a team to craft exceptional software experiences. You will design and specify new enhancements, code, debug, analyze performance, and contribute to upstream repositories while tackling client issues. The role requires onsite work three days a week.

Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s Degree and a strong interest in Linux kernel development, open source communities, and OS internals, with experience in Git, Python, and Jenkins.

Qualifications

• Interest in low-level software development within the Linux kernel.
• Interest in joining open source development communities.
• Understanding of OS internals (memory management, scheduling, interrupts, drivers).
• Experience with source code repositories (Git), scripting (Python), and test automation (Jenkins).

Responsibilities

• Design and specifications for new enhancements.
• Coding, problem determination and bug fixing.
• Performance analysis and code optimization.
• Submit code to upstream community repositories.
• Solve client problems.

Skills

Kernel development

Open source

OS internals

Git

Python

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

Python

Jenkins

Job description

IBM Infrastructure is building a team to craft exceptional software experiences. You will design and specify new enhancements, code, debug, analyze performance, and contribute to upstream repositories while tackling client issues. The role requires onsite work three days a week.

Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s Degree and a strong interest in Linux kernel development, open source communities, and OS internals, with experience in Git, Python, and Jenkins.