Cloud Linux Kernel Engineer - High-Perf Networking

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Job summary

Oracle's Cloud Linux team in Seattle is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. You will work across multiple kernel subsystems, including networking, storage, memory management, security, and live patching technologies.

The role emphasizes upstream contributions, collaboration with hardware teams for processor bring-up, and delivering high-performance kernel features for cloud-scale deployments.

Qualifications

• Strong background in operating systems development.
• Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience preferred.
• Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.
• Expertise in one or more Linux kernel subsystems (networking, storage, memory management, security, or architecture).
• Experience with open-source development practices and upstream kernel contributions is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for development and automation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize kernel features across areas such as networking, storage, VM management and security.
• Contribute to upstream Linux kernel and drive enhancements for cloud-scale deployments.
• Collaborate with hardware design teams on processor bring-up and architecture enablement initiatives.
• Tackle performance optimization and live patching technologies for large-scale environments.

Skills

Linux kernel

C programming

Kernel debugging

Networking

Storage

Security

Open-source

Tools

Python

Bash

Job description

Oracle's Cloud Linux team in Seattle is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. You will work across multiple kernel subsystems, including networking, storage, memory management, security, and live patching technologies.

The role emphasizes upstream contributions, collaboration with hardware teams for processor bring-up, and delivering high-performance kernel features for cloud-scale deployments.