Development of Linux Kernel/File System features and device drivers.

Lead the architecture or enhancement discussions for various System SW components & peripherals interfaces.

Debug and identify the root cause for any critical system issues such as crash, system lock, abnormal reset etc.

Roles and Responsibilities

[Primary Skills]:

Solid C programming skills, OS, and Compiler concepts

Solid expertise in X86/ARM/ARM64 architecture

Good experience in Linux kernel area and debugging Linux kernel oops, back traces, hangs, kernel context etc.

Valuable experience on BSP porting / schematics understanding / Board bring up with hardware debugging.

Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals (process scheduler, cache, interrupt handling, memory management, concurrency/synchronization, memory allocation,



file systems), profiling and Hypervisor.

Extensive device driver development and support (one or more of USB, graphics, Network, Alsa, video, storage, PCI/PCIe, power management, etc.,)

Experience with validation of system from user space, and knowledge of user space API

Experience of using GIT (github/gitlab)

Good communication and soft skills

[Good to have Skills]:

Japanese Language skills

X86/ARM assembly programming skills and bootloaders knowledge (Ex: uboot etc)

Good knowledge/experience in kernel debugging tools (ftrace, perf, kgdb, etc.,)

📌 Linux Kernel & Device Driver Senior Developer Bengaluru (India)
🏢 Sony India Software Centre
📍 India