Linux Kernel Engineer: Upstream Advocate & Open Source Expert

Collabora; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Conference attendance opportunities

Office setup budget

Job summary

Collabora is seeking a skilled Linux kernel engineer to contribute to mainline development, focusing on schedulers, power management, and device drivers. You will collaborate with client teams to translate needs into upstream-first solutions and help optimize Linux on consumer devices used at scale.

Strong English communication is required for patch reviews and discussions. Experience with CI/CD for kernel testing and familiarity with KernelCI/Jenkins/LAVA are a plus.

Qualifications

• Solid Linux kernel development experience navigating unfamiliar subsystems independently.
• Product support experience diagnosing and resolving issues from vague bug reports.
• Strong English communication skills for patch reviews and client discussions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to mainline Linux kernel development including schedulers, power management, and device drivers.
• Support and optimize Linux for popular consumer devices used by millions.
• Partner with client engineering teams to translate customer needs into technical solutions while advocating for upstream-first approaches.

Skills

Linux kernel development

Troubleshooting

English communication

Tools

KernelCI

Jenkins

LAVA

Job description

Collabora is seeking a skilled Linux kernel engineer to contribute to mainline development, focusing on schedulers, power management, and device drivers. You will collaborate with client teams to translate needs into upstream-first solutions and help optimize Linux on consumer devices used at scale.

Strong English communication is required for patch reviews and discussions. Experience with CI/CD for kernel testing and familiarity with KernelCI/Jenkins/LAVA are a plus.