Senior ChromeOS Platform Engineer : New York (Onsite)

Talent Movers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Movers in New York is seeking a Senior ChromeOS Platform Engineer to own platform defects across kernel, drivers, and firmware, and to drive release readiness for a shipping hardware product.

You will lead on-site engineering activities, mentor nearshore staff, and coordinate multi-day hardware validation and stability runs during core US hours.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Linux kernel, driver or firmware engineering.
• Hands-on kernel debugging, crash-dump analysis, KASAN/KGDB tooling.
• Upstream kernel contributions or CVE backporting experience.
• Own release-candidate sign-off for a shipping platform.

Responsibilities

• Own root-cause and fix authorship for platform defects: kernel, drivers, firmware.
• Sign off RCs against blocking criteria; target on-time RC sign-off.
• Be the final technical escalation point under SLA pressure.
• Direct lab work: hardware benches, flashing, peripheral checks, stability runs.
• Verify AI-assisted triage output against evidence before final conclusions.
• Serve as onsite technical contact during core US hours for client reviews.

Skills

Linux kernel

Device drivers

Firmware engineering

Kernel debugging

Board bring-up

Upstream contributions

RC sign-off

AI-assisted triage review

ChromeOS/Chromium OS

Distributed leadership

Job description

Title: Senior ChromeOS Platform Engineer

Location: New York (Onsite)

Onsite Only

5 days onsite

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of professional experience in Linux kernel, device driver, or firmware engineering.
• Deep, hands-on experience with kernel-level debugging (crash-dump analysis, KASAN/KGDB-class tooling) and board bring-up.
• A track record of upstream or large-scale kernel contribution, patch review, or CVE / security backporting.
• Experience owning release-candidate sign-off or go/no-go decisions for a shipping hardware or platform product.
• Comfortable being the final technical escalation point under SLA pressure.
• Able to work onsite in the US, core hours 09:00 18:00 EST.
• Experience evaluating AI-assisted classification or drafting tools for correctness rather than accepting output at face value.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Direct ChromeOS / Chromium OS experience (source tree, board/overlay structure, public issue tracker conventions).
• Prior experience leading a distributed, follow-the-sun delivery team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own root cause and fix authorship for P0/P1 and other escalated ChromeOS platform defects - kernel, drivers, firmware, and peripheral/hardware integration.
• Sign off release candidates against the agreed blocking criteria; target is 98% on-time RC sign-off.
• Own escalation for anything the Bug Triage & Diagnostics or Release & Sustaining engineers cannot close alone- the final technical decision-maker in the pod.
• Direct lab execution and hardware validation: physical device benches, flashing, peripheral compatibility, and multi-day stability runs.
• Independently verify any AI-assisted triage output that reaches platform-level severity - confirm the classifiers component assignment where relevant, and never treat an automatically drafted root-cause hypothesis as final without checking it against the cited evidence.
• Serve as the onsite technical point of contact for the client during core US hours - design reviews, escalation calls, and decisions that need deep architectural context.
• Mentor and direct the nearshore engineers on complex, cross-cutting cases.
• Participate in the daily triage stand-up, weekly release-readiness review, and quarterly efficiency verification.