IntroductionAt IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesYour responsibilities will comprise of design and specifications for new enhancements, coding (including test automation), problem determination and bug fixing, performance analysis, and solving client problems. Your attendance at Open Source community meetings is recommended and supported, and client facing activities (e.g. client support, providing lectures at conferences) are possible. You will closely interact with the respective Open Source communities ("upstream integration" of your code) and our distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical).
Required Technical and Professional Expertise- 5 years of experience in open source development in one or more areas of KVM, Linux kernel, QEMU, libvirt, virtio, vfio
- 3 years experience in low-level/assembler development (non-x86
- 3 years of experience in operating systems and virtualization/hypervisor development
- Expert skills in source code repository systems (e.g. git), scripting languages (e.g. Python) and test Automation (e.g. Jenkins) skills
- You are highly motivated
- English (fluent)
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise- Contributions to Open Source projects or Open Source maintainer status (for multiple years)
- Skills in current I/O technologies (e.g. PCI, NVMe, RDMA)
- Skills in virtualization and emulation (e.g. qemu TCG) technologies
- Skills in platform and I/O device management (e.g. UEFI, ACPI)
- Skills in IBM Z architecture ("Principles of Operations"), Z assembler and I/O concepts