Principal Software Developer - 4 (Linux Kernel Engineer)

Based in Santa Clara, CA on site, Oracle seeks a Principal Software Developer - 4 (Linux Kernel Engineer) to contribute to the Linux kernel across multiple subsystems for large-scale cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize kernel features across multiple subsystems to support cloud-scale workloads.
• Contribute to upstream Linux kernel development and drive enhancements for scalable cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with hardware design teams on processor bring-up and architecture enablement initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong background in operating systems development.
• Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.
• Expertise in one or more Linux kernel subsystems, including networking, storage, memory management, security, or processor architecture.
• Experience with open-source development practices and upstream kernel contributions is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for development and automation tasks.

Technologies

• Linux kernel
• C
• Python
• Bash
• DPDK
• OFED
• RoCE
• InfiniBand
• Ethernet
• iSCSI
• Fibre Channel
• NFS
• ZFS
• Btrfs
• block layer
• filesystem layer
• TPM
• Secure Boot
• kernel signing
• encryption frameworks
• XFS
• Live patching
• kernel maintenance

Preferred Experience

• High-performance networking technologies such as RoCE and advanced Ethernet networking.
• Filesystem and storage technologies including XFS, ZFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and Linux block layer development.
• Virtual memory management, performance tuning, and container optimization.
• Security technologies including TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks.
• Live patching technologies and kernel maintenance.