Senior Linux Kernel & Storage Systems Engineer

Sandisk; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk is seeking a Senior Linux Kernel Systems Engineer to advance kernel subsystems, storage stacks, and low-level OS internals. The role demands deep expertise in the Linux kernel, memory management, block/IO, and device drivers, paired with a track record of solving performance-critical challenges.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams and upstream communities is essential. The ideal candidate will work directly in kernel source, diagnose complex issues across application to hardware

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on low-level systems or Linux kernel development.
• Direct kernel-space work with drivers or subsystem code.
• Experience with storage stacks (NVMe, block layer) and high-performance I/O.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize Linux kernel subsystems such as block/IO, memory management, or storage stack.
• Profile and tune system performance under production workloads to reduce latency and improve throughput.
• Debug complex multi-layer issues using kernel tracing tools (ftrace, perf, eBPF).
• Contribute patches upstream and engage with the open-source community.

Skills

C programming

Kernel internals

Linux kernel

Performance analysis

Git

Debugging tools

Tools

Git

ftrace

perf

eBPF

Job description

Sandisk is seeking a Senior Linux Kernel Systems Engineer to advance kernel subsystems, storage stacks, and low-level OS internals. The role demands deep expertise in the Linux kernel, memory management, block/IO, and device drivers, paired with a track record of solving performance-critical challenges.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams and upstream communities is essential. The ideal candidate will work directly in kernel source, diagnose complex issues across application to hardware