About the job

Red Hat's Kernel Linux Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to join us on Red Hat’s In-Vehicle Operating System & Enterprise Linux for Edge Linux deployments. In this role you will be part of a growing team focused on Linux kernel development for use in automotive, edge, real-time and industrial applications, providing hardware enablement for new Arm platforms. Successful applicants must reside in a state/country where Red Hat is registered to do business.

What you will do

• Work with colleagues to determine kernel configuration

• Participate in the broader upstream Linux community

• Backport fixes to the Red Hat’s In-Vehicle Operating System releases

• Ensure that the kernel and other components are following Functional Safe best practices

• Package the kernel for delivery

• Contribute new development work

• Collaborate in the automotive partner ecosystem

• Collaborate with the Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams, as well as the open source community

• Have fun!

What you will bring

• Expertise in Linux kernel development or board bring-up

• Familiarity of embedded systems and their ecosystems

• Knowledge of Git and upstream Linux kernel patch posting procedures, or experience with upstream development

• Ability to work on your own in a small team environment

• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks

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Nice to have

• Familiarity in early boot in flow of Arm processors

• Experience with backporting upstream code to Linux distributions, kernel configuration, building, and testing

• Experience working with chip manufacturers, automotive manufactures, or tier 1 suppliers

• Knowledge of the ISO26262 standard

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