Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 0

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Linux Kernel Consultant contributes upstream Linux kernel development for a flagship product, collaborating with client teams to solve kernel challenges and promote upstream-first approaches.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to mainline kernel development
Solve hard kernel problems
Represent Collabora at conferences
Translate customer needs into kernel solutions
Balance technical excellence with client timelines

Technical Overview

Deep kernel-focused work across schedulers, power management, drivers; upstream patching and collaboration with open source communities; remote collaboration and client-facing communication.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior Linux kernel developer with solid upstream experience, strong C skills, and a track record contributing to open source projects, who can work remotely and communicate effectively with product teams.

Must-Have Skills

Product support experienceyou are comfortable diagnosing and resolving issues reported by end-users which often require dedication to reproduce from vague bug reports and limited reproduction stepsSolid Linux kernel development experienceStrong English communication skillsboth spoken and written for patch reviewsdocumentation and client discussionsSelf-directed work style - you thrive in a remoteasynchronous environment

Nice-to-Have Skills

Upstream contribution historyConsultancy or client-facing technical backgroundExperience with schedulerspower managementBluetoothWiFi or audio subsystemsCI/CD for kernel testing (KernelCIJenkinsLAVA)Background in BSP development or board bring-upDistribution experience (ArchDebianYoctoBuildroot)Rust programming skills

Tools & Platforms

KernelCIJenkinsLAVAGitCI/CD

Required Skills

Product support experienceLinux kernel developmentEnglish communicationself-directed work style

Hard Skills

Linux kernel developmentupstream Linux developmentC programmingpatch reviews

Soft Skills

Strong English communication skillsSelf-directed work styleAbility to explain kernel decisions to product teams

Industry & Role

Industry Consulting

Job Function Advance upstream Linux kernel capabilities while supporting client projects.

Role Subtype kernel developer

Tech Domains Linux

Keywords for Your Resume

Linux Kernel ConsultantCollaboraupstream firstLinux kernel developmentC programmingpatch reviewskernel patchKernelCIJenkinsLAVACI/CDBSP developmentboard bring-upArchDebianYoctoBuildrootRust programmingopen sourceremoteconsultingupstream Linux

Deal Breakers

No Linux kernel development experience, Inability to work remotely, Lack of ability to communicate complex kernel decisions to non-engineers

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