Job Summary:
Red Hat's Ecosystem Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join us in Red Hat’s Verticals partner enablement group. In this role you will be part of a growing team focused on partner enablement for use in telco, edge, real-time, and industrial applications, providing hardware enablement for edge platforms and hardware accelleration. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
What you will do:
Contribute new hardware enablement development work to Linux kernel and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Backport patches and bugfixes from the upstream kernel into Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Participate in the broader upstream Linux community
Package the kernel for delivery
Collaborate in the partner ecosystem
Develop and run performance benchmark suites
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:
Experience in Linux kernel development and system bring-up
Familiarity with embedded systems and their ecosystems
Familiarity with Device Tree and Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI)
Knowledge of Git and upstream Linux kernel patch posting procedures, or experience with upstream development
Experience with back porting upstream code to Linux distributions, kernel configuration, building, and testing
Ability to work on your own in a small team environment
Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks
Nice to have
Familiarity in early boot in flow of ARM processors
Knowledge of grub
Knowledge of U-boot or UEFI
Experience working with chip manufacturers or tier 1 suppliers
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