About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Kernel Development Engineer to design, develop, debug, and optimize Linux kernel components for embedded platforms and high-performance computing systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Linux kernel internals, device drivers, operating system concepts, and low-level system programming.

The candidate will work closely with hardware, firmware, BSP, and platform engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance software solutions for next-generation computing platforms.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, customize, and maintain Linux kernel components for embedded and computing platforms.
- Develop, integrate, and debug Linux device drivers for hardware peripherals and interfaces.
- Work on kernel configuration, compilation, boot processes, and system initialization.
- Perform kernel debugging, crash analysis, memory leak detection, and performance optimization.
- Analyze kernel logs, kernel panics, deadlocks, race conditions, and system-level issues.
- Work on Board Support Packages (BSP), device trees, bootloaders, and hardware-software integration.
- Optimize system performance, memory utilization, interrupt handling, and scheduling.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, and application software teams to resolve platform issues.
- Contribute to kernel upgrades, patch management, code reviews, and upstream Linux community practices.
- Develop automated test cases and support system validation, integration, and product releases.

Required Skills and Qualifications

- 7-12yrs Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong programming skills in C and proficiency in low-level system programming.




- Hands-on experience with Linux kernel development and debugging.
- Good understanding of Linux kernel architecture, process management, memory management, scheduling, synchronization, and interrupt handling.
- Experience developing or debugging Linux device drivers.
- Robust understanding of operating system fundamentals, pointers, data structures, and concurrency.
- Experience with tools such as GDB, KGDB, ftrace, perf, crash, and kernel logs.
- Familiarity with Git, Makefiles, cross-compilation, and Linux build systems.
- Good problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with ARM or ARM64 architecture and embedded Linux platforms.
- Knowledge of bootloaders such as U-Boot and device tree configuration.
- Experience with Yocto Project, Buildroot, or custom Linux distributions.
- Familiarity with PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, DMA, or networking subsystems.
- Exposure to Linux kernel performance tuning and power management.
- Experience with SoC platforms, semiconductor products, GPU, CPU, or AI accelerator hardware.
- Familiarity with virtualization, hypervisors, and security-related kernel features.
- Contributions to upstream Linux kernel projects are an added advantage.

Key Competencies

- Strong ownership of complex technical problems.
- Ability to work across hardware and software engineering teams.
- Structured debugging and root-cause analysis.
- Effective communication and collaboration.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, product-focused engineering environment.

What We Offer

- Opportunity to work on challenging low-level software and platform engineering problems.
- Exposure to advanced computing, embedded systems, and semiconductor technologies.
- Collaboration with experienced hardware and software engineering teams.
- Opportunities for technical growth and innovation.

📌 Kernel Development Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Sykatiya Technologies
📍 Bengaluru