General Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer to lead the design, development, and upstreaming of Linux kernel features for our next-generation Arm-based Server SoCs. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives at the intersection of hardware and software, and is passionate about building robust, scalable, and high-performance Linux platforms for data center and cloud infrastructure.

You will play a critical role in defining kernel architecture, enabling new hardware features, and ensuring compliance with industry standards such as Arm SystemReady SR, BSA, SBSA, and BBR.

Key Responsibilities
- Will be part of architecture and development of Linux kernel features for Armv8/v9-based server SoCs.
- Drive upstream contributions to the mainline Linux kernel, ensuring long-term maintainability and community alignment.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and platform teams to enable new SoC features (e.g., RAS, SMMU, GIC, ACPI).
- Develop and maintain kernel drivers, subsystems, and board support packages (BSPs).




- Guide the integration of compliance test suites such as FWTS, BSA-ACS, SBSA-ACS, and SystemReady SR validation tools.
- Lead kernel bring-up on new silicon and virtual platforms
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical reviews, design documentation, and architectural decisions
- Represent the company in open-source communities and industry working groups

Required Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in Linux kernel development, with a solid focus on Arm architecture.
- Deep understanding of kernel subsystems such as memory management, scheduler, device drivers, power management, and interrupt handling.
- Proven experience in upstreaming patches and working with the Linux kernel community.
- Familiarity with server-class SoC features: NUMA, RAS, ACPI, PCIe, CXL, and secure boot.
- Experience

📌 Engineer Staff Linux Kernel (Bengaluru)
🏢 Qualcomm
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