Work with colleagues in UEFI, power management, suspend/hibernate modules
Participate in the broader upstream Linux community
Backport fixes to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases
Participate in bring-up of new client and server hardware
Package the kernel for delivery
Collaborate with the Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams, as well as the open source community
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for AI integration within the software development lifecycle, driving continuous improvement and innovation in engineering practices; share use cases for successful experiments with stakeholders for broader use.

Requirements

Expertise in UEFI boot flow and handover from the firmware (POST) to the bootloader (GRUB) to the Kernel.
Expertise in Suspend-to-RAM flow
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
Experience with backporting upstream code to Linux distributions, kernel configuration, building, and testing (Nice to have)
Experience working with chip manufacturers, or vendors (Nice to have)
Familiarity of server/client systems and their ecosystems (Nice to have)
Experience with x86-64 systems (Nice to have)

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

UEFILinux kernelbackportingkernel configurationbuildingtestingsuspend-to-RAMx86-64 systemsGitGRUB

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationteamworktask prioritizationindependenceinnovationcontinuous improvement