Linux Kernel Developer on ARM

Introduction
At 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 let’s talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will comprise of design and specifications for new enhancements coding 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 Linux Kernel KVM QEMU virtio
• 3 years of experience in low-level/assembler development on Arm architectures (preferably 64bit)
• Expert skills in operating systems internals (e.g. memory management & task scheduling interrupts device drivers)
• Expert skills in source code repository systems (e.g. git) scripting languages (e.g. Python) and test Automation (e.g. Jenkins) skills

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 technologies (e.g. QEMU TCG)
• Skills in platform and I/O device management (e.g. UEFI ACPI)
• You are highly motivated
• Demonstrated communication skills