Linux Kernel

JD for Kernel

✅ Linux Kernel Development Engineer (7-12 Years)

Role Overview

Looking for experienced Linux Kernel Engineers with strong expertise in kernel internals, device drivers, and SoC bring-up on ARM-based platforms.

✅ Must-Have Skills (Non‑negotiable)

? Kernel Fundamentals

Linux kernel architecture (scheduler, memory, init)

IJD for Kernel

✅ Linux Kernel Development Engineer (7-12 Years)

Role Overview

Looking for experienced Linux Kernel Engineers with strong expertise in kernel internals, device drivers, and SoC bring-up on ARM-based platforms.

✅ Must-Have Skills (Non‑negotiable)

? Kernel Fundamentals

Linux kernel architecture (scheduler, memory, init)

Interrupts, process handling, system calls, synchronization

Kernel modules, subsystems, kernel-user space interaction

? Boot & Bring-up

Boot flow understanding (Bootloader → Kernel)

Early boot debugging, kernel panic analysis

Boot failure debugging & kernel bring-up on new boards

? Device Tree (Critical)

Strong hands-on DTS/DTB development and debugging

DT bindings understanding and issue resolution

? Driver Model

Linux device driver lifecycle (probe/remove)

Platform driver model

Subsystems: I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO

? Debugging Skills

dmesg / kernel log analysis

Crash dump / ramdump debugging

System-level root cause analysis

? Platform / SoC Knowledge

ARM architecture fundamentals

Memory map, interrupts, MMU

Peripheral interfaces (UART, GPIO, I2C, SPI)

? Programming & Build





Strong C programming (pointers, memory, data structures)

Kernel config (defconfig/fragments)

Cross-compilation & toolchain usage

Build / debug workflow, image generation

✅ Nice-to-Have Skills (Good Differentiators)

Build systems: Yocto / OpenWRT

Experience with Git, Gerrit workflows

Debugging using JTAG / Lauterbach (T32)

Exposure to Kernel CI / automation pipelines

Experience on Qualcomm / AMD SoCs

Knowledge of power/performance optimization

Interrupts, process handling, system calls, synchronization

Kernel modules, subsystems, kernel-user space interaction

? Boot & Bring-up

Boot flow understanding (Bootloader → Kernel)

Early boot debugging, kernel panic analysis

Boot failure debugging & kernel bring-up on new boards

? Device Tree (Critical)

Strong hands-on DTS/DTB development and debugging

DT bindings understanding and issue resolution

? Driver Model

Linux device driver lifecycle (probe/remove)

Platform driver model

Subsystems: I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO

? Debugging Skills

dmesg / kernel log analysis

Crash dump / ramdump debugging

System-level root cause analysis

? Platform / SoC Knowledge

ARM architecture fundamentals

Memory map, interrupts, MMU

Peripheral interfaces (UART, GPIO, I2C, SPI)

? Programming & Build

Solid C programming (pointers, memory, data structures)

Kernel config (defconfig/fragments)

Cross-compilation & toolchain usage

Build / debug workflow, image generation

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