Senior Principal Software Engineer - 5 (Linux Kernel Engineer)

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CASeattle, WA
Salary: $96,800–$306,400 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Software Engineer - 5 (Linux Kernel Engineer)

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As a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Oracle Cloud Linux, you will join a team dedicated to advancing the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and developing kernel features across networking, storage, security, performance optimization, virtual memory management, and live patching technologies. You will contribute to upstream Linux kernel projects, collaborate with hardware design teams on processor bring-up initiatives, and enhance cloud-scale deployments. The role requires expertise in C programming, kernel-level debugging, and proficiency in one or more Linux kernel subsystems such as networking, storage, security, or memory management. Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for development tasks is also beneficial. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-performance networking technologies, filesystem and storage developments, virtual memory management, and live patching solutions at a large scale.

Skills

Linux C Python Bash Networking Storage Filesystems Security Virtual Memory Management Live Patching TPM Secure Boot Kernel Signing Encryption XFS ZFS iSCSI Fibre Channel DPDK RFCE High-Performance Networking Container Optimization

What you'll do

Design and develop kernel features for networking technologies like Ethernet, InfiniBand, and DPDK.
Optimize storage and filesystems including iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, and Btrfs.
Enhance virtual memory management and performance optimization in large-scale cloud environments.
Implement security technologies such as encryption, TPM integration, and Secure Boot in the Linux kernel.
Contribute to upstream Linux kernel projects for cloud-scale deployments and initiatives.
Collaborate with hardware design teams on processor bring-up and architecture enablement.

What we're looking for

10+ years of Unix/Linux kernel development experience
Expertise in C programming and kernel-level debugging
Proficiency in at least one Linux kernel subsystem (networking, storage, memory management, security)
Experience with open-source development practices and upstream kernel contributions
Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for automation tasks
Knowledge of high-performance networking technologies like RoCE and advanced Ethernet
Understanding of filesystems and storage technologies including XFS, ZFS, NFS, iSCSI

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