Linux Kernel Consultant (ARM) Full-time

Job Title: Kernel Engineer

Job Location: Home based with broadband. This role may require international travel.

Reports to: Project Technical Lead, Developer Services

Job Summary: You will be part of a team working on the hardware enablement and upstreaming of the Linux kernel support for a number of different SoCs and target development boards.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Keenly understands ARM based hardware support in the Linux kernel and userspace applications.
• Provides design and code review expertise to accelerate the upstreaming of specific silicon platform code.
• Works with platform kernel specialists to ensure common frameworks and facilities are available to accelerate enablement and improve system stability.
• Collaborates with other teams in Linaro and with upstream developers where appropriate.

Required skills and experience:

• Capacity to learn new systems and techniques quickly.
• Excellent experience in embedded Linux kernel development.
• Experience with ARM related kernel components and drivers.
• Ability to work closely with engineers at other organizations enabling Linux on ARM based devices, providing code review, guidance and training.
• Understanding of current trends in Linux kernel development, including device trees, performance events and ftrace.
• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self discipline and self motivation, delivering according to a schedule.
• Strong English communication skills, especially over phone, email and IRC.

Desired skills and experience:

• Experience with OpenEmbedded ARM ports, or ARM CPU’s in general.
• Familiarity with open source development tools and methodology.
• Experience submitting code to upstream projects.

Travel:

May be required to participate in a team kickoff meeting, all Linaro Connect events, plus one or more development “sprints” involving international travel.