Senior Platform Kernel Engineer - ARM & QEMU

GlobalLogic; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

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Job summary

GlobalLogic in Kraków is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Platform Infrastructure Team to own kernel rebasing, QEMU tuning, and security hardware integration on ARM-based bare-metal nodes.

You will work on low-level operating systems, virtualization hypervisors, and custom Linux kernel builds powering our global cloud fleet, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance solutions.

Qualifications

• Education & experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus heavy experience in kernel and low-level systems engineering.
• Kernel Expertise: Deep engineering background with the Linux kernel (v6.x) and ARM64 architecture internals.
• System Programming: Mastery of C, assembly, and low-level OS integrations.
• Virtualization & Security: Deep experience with KVM and QEMU (ARM-on-ARM nested virtualization), plus TPM 2.0 / vTPM integration.
• Debugging & Tools: Cross-compilation toolchains, low-level debuggers (GDB, JTAG, trace tools), and bare-metal lab host bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Configure, patch, and build the Linux kernel and QEMU for optimal security and performance on ARM hardware.
• Migrate and rebase existing x86 custom kernel patches to support the new ARM Debian build.
• Implement and test TPM 2.0 measured boot protocols and vTPM virtualization integrations.
• Set up cross-compilation build pipelines (MBS / Jenkins) for building QEMU, Linux, and kernel modules.
• Debug complex hardware-software integration issues directly on physical ARM bare-metal lab machines.

Skills

Linux kernel

ARM64 architecture

C programming

Assembly

KVM & QEMU

TPM 2.0 / vTPM

Debugging & cross-compilation

GDB/JTAG/trace tools

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GDB

JTAG

QEMU

KVM

Cross-compilers

Build systems

Job description

GlobalLogic in Kraków is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Platform Infrastructure Team to own kernel rebasing, QEMU tuning, and security hardware integration on ARM-based bare-metal nodes.

You will work on low-level operating systems, virtualization hypervisors, and custom Linux kernel builds powering our global cloud fleet, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance solutions.