C Developer – Linux Kernel
Virtuozzo
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Georgia
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Tech Stack
About the role
- Work on core Linux kernel subsystems — including memory management, scheduling, networking, and filesystems.
- Tweak and tune container isolation mechanisms until they’re practically airtight.
- Help Linux scale harder, faster, stronger.
- Optimize resource usage across thousands of virtual machines and containers.
- Collaborate with upstream maintainers to merge your patches into the kernel.
- Representing Virtuozzo at professional conferences, such as Open Source Summit, FOSDEM, and other Linux Foundation events.
Requirements
- Strong C programming skills — the closer to the metal, the better.
- Know your way around at least one kernel subsystem.
- Comfortable with syscalls, kernel/user-space interfaces, and how Linux works under the hood.
- Debugging experience using kprobes, ftrace, perf, gdb, or whatever else helps squash the bug.
- Past work on open-source projects (got a GitHub or a LKML link? We’d love to see it).
- Deep knowledge of namespaces, cgroups, or KVM.
- Python scripting for tooling, automation, or test harnesses.
- Must be fluent in English.
Benefits
- Flexible hours and remote work options
- Share Options- everyone shares in our success with share options
- We help our team get private medical insurance
- Space for creativity and experimentation within the company’s goals
- Supportive, engineering-driven culture with minimal bureaucracy
- The chance to influence Core team decisions from day one
- A smart, friendly team that values reliability, simplicity, and automation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
C programmingLinux kernel subsystemsmemory managementschedulingnetworkingfilesystemssyscallsdebuggingPython scriptingKVM
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunication