Senior Linux Kernel Engineer for High-Perf AI Systems

SpaceX Super Intelligence; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Discounts & Perks

Job summary

SpaceXSI in Seattle is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Linux Kernel to design, build, and operate the lean OS layers for our supercomputer network. You will work on the kernel, device drivers, and low-level platform software to maximize performance.

The role emphasizes deep Linux kernel knowledge, hardware bring-up, and robust debugging capabilities, with a focus on high-speed interfaces and secure boot considerations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on systems programming in C or C++.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the lean, high-reliability Linux-based OS for the supercomputer network.

Skills

C/C++

Linux kernel

OS fundamentals

Networking concepts

Kernel debugging

Communication skills

Hardware bring-up

DMA & cache coherency

Ethernet

PCIe

I2C

SPI

Security hardening

Tools

ftrace

perf

Wireshark

tcpdump

eBPF

gdb

Job description

SpaceXSI in Seattle is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Linux Kernel to design, build, and operate the lean OS layers for our supercomputer network. You will work on the kernel, device drivers, and low-level platform software to maximize performance.

The role emphasizes deep Linux kernel knowledge, hardware bring-up, and robust debugging capabilities, with a focus on high-speed interfaces and secure boot considerations.