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Linux Kernel Developer

Date Posted
17 July 2026
Positions
1
Employment Information
Open Positions
1
Address
Bangalore, IN
Experience
2 Years
Job Description

Introduction

At IBM?s Linux Technology Centre, our core value is to help make Linux better. We drive innovative ideas and forward thinking discussions in the Linux community and work towards becoming trusted, valuable members.  In turn, we help IBM Power hardware, related software and services brands that are consumed by Enterprise clients to run their mission critical workloads on Linux.

This opportunity gets you involved in all phases of software development and work with a vibrant and technically accomplished team focusing on open source development

Your role and responsibilities

As a Linux Kernel Developer you will be responsible for the development and optimization of various components in the core kernel and related areas such as Memory management, CPU scheduler, RAS, I/O, KVM and bootloader.

You will apply your expertise in the development of Enterprise Linux features to ensure out of box performance is obtained for key workloads on IBM Power systems. In the process, you will also interact and actively participate in the Linux kernel community discussions for feature design and development.

Responsibilities include :

·      Design and development of state of the art features for Enterprise Linux.

·      Working closely with Opensource community to upstream features developed.

·      Work towards the goal to ensure IBM Power systems objectives are optimally achieved.

·      Interact with teams above and below the stack to ensure goals are met holistically.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

6 to 12 years of experience in working on projects related to Linux internals/Operating systems.

·      Working knowledge of computer systems architecture.

·      Strong operating systems skills.

·      Strong C programming skills, C++, Python and scripting.

·      Experience with working with open source software.

·      Proven problem solving and communication skills

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience with Linux upstream community and LKML participation

Ability to develop, submit, and maintain kernel patches Strong code review skills ensuring quality and standards compliance

Proficiency with tools like git and checkpatch

Effective collaboration with maintainers and community to drive upstream contribution

Job Title

Linux Kernel Developer

Job ID

118579

City / Township / Village

Bangalore

State / Province

Karnataka

Country

India

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Travel required

No Travel

Company

(0063) IBM India Private Limited

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No

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