Open-Source Linux Sustaining Engineer Intern

Jobtailor; Waterford; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an intern in Ireland to work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security vulnerabilities, backport fixes, and test framework development. You will join a global engineering team and collaborate with QA, release, and security teams to deliver fixes and improvements.

You will gain hands-on experience with Linux, C/C++, Bash, Python, and Git while contributing to open-source software projects in a structured internship lasting January to August 2027.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university program in the Republic of Ireland during the full duration of the internship.
• Must be able to join full time from January till August 2027.
• Working knowledge of written and spoken English.
• Interest in open-source software and development.
• Familiarity with Git, cherry-picking, merging, and rebasing.
• Experience with Linux, C/C++ and scripting (Bash/Python) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security vulnerabilities and bugs in stable streams.
• Backport selected security and bug fixes into stable release streams.
• Track upstream patches for backporting.
• Configure or backport tests, set up test environments, run tests, and verify fixes.
• Help develop tests and the test framework.
• Help develop and integrate the test environment.
• Troubleshoot potential issues and collaborate with engineering to resolve them.
• Collaborate with product engineering, quality engineering, program management, release engineering, and product security teams.
• Participate in internal and cross-functional projects for automation, integration, and efficiency.

Skills

Linux

C Programming

C++ Programming

Bash Scripting

Python Scripting

Git

Kernel Internals

Userspace Internals

Debugging Compilation Failures

Test Framework Development

Education

Enrolled in accredited Irish university

Tools

Git

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an intern in Ireland to work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security vulnerabilities, backport fixes, and test framework development. You will join a global engineering team and collaborate with QA, release, and security teams to deliver fixes and improvements.

You will gain hands-on experience with Linux, C/C++, Bash, Python, and Git while contributing to open-source software projects in a structured internship lasting January to August 2027.