Senior Linux Platform Engineer

Senior Linux Platform Engineer
39951BR

The Position: The Details

    You will take a hands-on approach while participating in all phases of the development process (Agile) with a constant focus on improving process and the overall quality
    You will use object-oriented analysis techniques to gather and document requirements, code and unit test
    You will develop estimates for your own assigned work and complete assigned software development, testing and/or maintenance tasks
    You will identify potential problems with applications/systems and research/recommend alternative solutions
    You will utilize defect tracking system to track defects and change requests
    You will assist with resolution of customer issues that arise in the deployed products

Position Requirements:

    Bachelor’s degree
    At least 7 years of systems level programming experience
    Demonstrable fluency in C
    Good shell (POSIX) skills
    Strong understanding of the make-up of a modern GNU/Linux distribution.
    Ability to engage in bug-fixing work across a wide variety of components of the Linux Userspace
    Capacity to quickly learn about new systems and techniques
    Basic capabilities in data gathering, problem structuring and analysis
    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing written materials and making formal presentations.

Desired Skills:

    Knowledge of boot process & firmware interactions
    Knowledge of low-level systems and/or kernel programming
    Knowledge with D-Bus development
    Proven Open Source development skills using current and accepted open source tooling
    Proficiency in Python or comparable scripting language
    Knowledge/Experience with revision control and source code management tools
    Knowledge /Experience with hardware-related subsystems of the Linux kernel and relevant portions of the kernel and plumbing layer


Ability to analyze and participate on upstream development against current customer reported defects, cherry pick and backport patches, develop patches and team work with upstream for inclusion

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

    At least 7 years of systems level programming experience
    Demonstrable fluency in C
    Good shell (POSIX) skills
    Strong understanding of the make-up of a modern GNU/Linux distribution.
    Ability to engage in bug-fixing work across a wide variety of components of the Linux Userspace



Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:

    None



Preferred Education:
Bachelor's Degree