Linux Kernel Engineer - Open Source (IBM Z)

International Business Machines Corporation; Munster; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Waterford seeks a passionate low-level software engineer to contribute to Linux kernel development for IBM Z / LinuxONE. You will design features, implement them, fix bugs, analyze performance, and push code to upstream OSS repositories while collaborating with global teams onsite three days a week.

Required is strong C/C++ knowledge, open source involvement, and OS internals understanding. Experience with Git, Python, and Jenkins is a plus in a dynamic, diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to work on low-level software development within the Linux kernel (C/C++).
• Interest in joining open source development communities.
• Understanding of OS internals (memory management, task scheduling, interrupts, device drivers).
• Experience with version control and scripting (Git, Python) and test automation (Jenkins).

Responsibilities

• Design and specifications for new features and implementation.
• Identify and fix bugs; performance analysis.
• Submit code to upstream open source repositories and collaborate with communities.
• Solve client problems and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Low-level C/C++ development

Open source development

OS internals understanding

Git

Python scripting

Jenkins

Tools

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Job description

IBM in Waterford seeks a passionate low-level software engineer to contribute to Linux kernel development for IBM Z / LinuxONE. You will design features, implement them, fix bugs, analyze performance, and push code to upstream OSS repositories while collaborating with global teams onsite three days a week.

Required is strong C/C++ knowledge, open source involvement, and OS internals understanding. Experience with Git, Python, and Jenkins is a plus in a dynamic, diverse environment.