Top Linux Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Develop and maintain Akamai’s custom Linux kernel and distribution for a globally distributed cloud platform. Responsibilities include adding performance, reliability, and security features; porting modifications to newer kernels; debugging production and test issues; improving build and continuous-testing automation; collaborating with platform, application, test, and hardware teams; and contributing work upstream to the open-source Linux community.

Owns Linux kernel engineering for Fastly’s global edge network, including kernel development, networking, XDP/eBPF, hardware enablement, performance, debugging, upstreaming, and fleet-scale production operations. The role leads technical projects, manages kernel releases and staged rollouts, resolves production incidents, improves observability and reliability, collaborates across teams, and mentors engineers while participating in on-call rotation.

Own the Linux user-mode runtime, driver, and HAL interfaces for a Fabric accelerator. Responsibilities include runtime library design, compiler and kernel-driver integration, memory and resource management, ML framework backends, pre-silicon bring-up using simulation, emulation, QEMU, and FPGAs, and comprehensive runtime testing. Collaborate across compiler, architecture, verification, and kernel teams to support first-silicon deployment.

Own development of a Linux kernel-mode driver for a custom Fabric accelerator, including memory management, SMMU/IOMMU integration, MMIO, interrupts, power management, firmware, and user-space interfaces. Lead pre-silicon enablement using QEMU, simulation, emulation, and FPGA platforms; manage Linux boot and first-silicon bring-up. Debug complex hardware and kernel issues, establish automated testing, and collaborate with architecture, verification, compiler, and hardware teams.

Graduate software engineers will develop open-source and commercial software across the Linux stack, from firmware, kernels, and drivers to desktop applications, containers, clouds, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include writing resilient, performant code, contributing to product roadmaps, engaging with users and open-source communities, addressing customer issues, and developing secure software. The role is globally remote with twice-yearly international team sprints and emphasizes mentorship, collaboration, and continuous technical growth.

The role involves developing software for Linux-based systems on autonomous devices, optimizing performance and ensuring reliability in various hardware environments.

Lead the architecture and delivery of enhancements to the Ubuntu Linux kernel, collaborate with other teams, and mentor engineers.

Canonical is seeking exceptional software engineers for the Linux kernel team, involving collaboration on Ubuntu's kernel development across various hardware. Responsibilities include diagnosing kernel issues, improving automation, and participating in global tech events twice a year.