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The Senior Principal Linux Kernel Engineer joins the Oracle Cloud Linux team to advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing kernel features across multiple subsystems, including networking, storage, security, virtual memory management, and live patching. The engineer will contribute to the upstream Linux kernel, drive enhancements for cloud-scale deployments, and collaborate with hardware design teams on processor bring-up. Key technologies include C programming, Python, and Bash scripting. Specific expertise is required in networking technologies like InfiniBand, RoCE, and DPDK; storage systems such as ZFS, Btrfs, and iSCSI; and security frameworks including TPM integration and Secure Boot. The position focuses on solving complex performance optimization and architecture enablement problems within high-performance cloud infrastructure.
Linux Kernel
x86-64
C
KVM
QEMU
Virtualization
Open Source
Git
GNU Toolchain
ACPI
PCIe
Memory Management
Kernel Debugging
Software Development Lifecycle
Data Structures