Remote Linux Kernel Engineer & Upstream Specialist

Collabora

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Budget for setup

Coworking support

Wellbeing checks

Sabbatical after 5y

Open source support

Conference participation

Job summary

Collabora seeks a seasoned Linux kernel engineer for a fully remote role, delivering upstream-focused kernel changes for consumer devices and advising client engineering teams on trade-offs and delivery timelines.

The position emphasizes diagnosing complex issues, contributing to mainline, and balancing upstream goals with practical constraints, while working independently in an asynchronous environment with strong English communication.

Qualifications

Solid Linux kernel development experience and the ability to navigate unfamiliar subsystems independently.
Product support experience, including diagnosing and resolving end-user issues.
Strong spoken and written English for patch reviews, documentation, and client discussions.
Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and contribute changes to mainline Linux, including work in areas such as scheduling, power management, drivers, and core subsystems.
Diagnose and reproduce product issues, including reports with limited reproduction details or no useful stack trace.
Optimize Linux for consumer devices and investigate behavior that requires new or adapted kernel capabilities.
Collaborate with upstream maintainers and participate in the wider kernel community.
Translate customer needs into technical plans, explain decisions, and set realistic expectations.
Balance code quality and upstream goals with hardware limits, business needs, and delivery timelines.