Senior Linux Kernel Engineer (Memory Management & Device Drivers) | Contract | Almost Remote (San Jose, CA - Onsite Once in a Month)

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• Onsite Once in a Month) Senior Linux Kernel Engineer (Memory Management & Device Drivers) San Jose, CA (almost Remote Onsite Once in a Month) Contract Opportunity Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Linux Kernel Engineer to join a cutting-edge Systems Software team focused on next-generation AI infrastructure and data center platforms.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Linux kernel development, memory management internals, and device driver development for high-performance hardware environments. This role requires close collaboration with hardware, firmware, and architecture teams to build and optimize scalable system-level software solutions for advanced SoC and accelerator platforms. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and optimize Linux kernel memory management subsystems, including: Paging HugePages Page cache LRU management Memory allocation strategies Develop and maintain Linux kernel device drivers for high-speed hardware interfaces such as: PCIe Gen5/Gen6 NVMe Accelerator devices Work on advanced memory technologies and heterogeneous memory architectures including: Unified Virtual Memory (UVM) Memory tiering CXL-based memory expansion Enable and optimize virtualization environments using:

KVM QEMU IOMMU

Interrupt virtualization Collaborate with hardware and silicon teams on: SoC bring-up Register-level programming Memory architecture optimization ARMv9 / RISC-V platforms Perform low-level debugging, root cause analysis, and performance tuning using: Kernel tracing tools Hardware debuggers Emulation and simulation platforms Contribute to system architecture discussions and solve complex kernel, performance, and memory-related issues. Required Skills & Qualifications Strong hands-on expertise in Linux Kernel Development Deep understanding of Linux Memory Management (MM subsystem) Experience developing Linux Device Drivers Strong programming skills in: C C++ Assembly (preferred) Solid understanding of: DMA Cache coherency Memory subsystems Hardware/software interaction Experience with virtualization technologies:

KVM QEMU IOMMU

Strong debugging and performance optimization experience in low-level environments Preferred Qualifications Experience with CXL (Compute Express Link) or emerging memory architectures Familiarity with ARM or RISC-V architectures Exposure to Python, gRPC, or REST APIs for tooling and automation Contributions to Linux kernel or open-source projects Experience supporting AI/ML or large-scale data center workloads Education Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field Ideal Candidate Background Candidates with experience in the following areas will be highly preferred: Linux kernel internals Systems software engineering Storage and memory subsystems Semiconductor or SoC environments AI infrastructure platforms Data center systems High-performance computing (HPC) Embedded Linux systems