Software Engineer - Linux Kernel Engineering (Waterford Office, Ireland)

Red Hat's Linux Kernel Engineering team is looking for a software engineer to join us in Red Hat’s RISC-V hardware enablement group. In this role you will be part of a growing team focused on Linux kernel development providing hardware enablement for new RISC-V platforms. Successful applicants must reside in a location where Red Hat is registered to do business.

What you will do

Backport hardware enabling patches and bugfixes from the upstream kernel into Fedora Linux as we begin our support for the new architecture, then change focus to Red Hat Enterprise Linux backport work when we introduce support for RISC-V in our flagship OS

Contribute new development work

Participate in the broader upstream Linux community

Package the kernel for delivery

Collaborate in the RISC-V partner ecosystem

Collaborate with the Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams, as well as the open source community

What you will bring

Experience in Linux kernel development or board bring-up

Experience in development board schematic diagrams

Familiarity with Device Tree and U-boot

Knowledge of Git and upstream Linux kernel patch posting procedures, or experience with upstream development

Experience with backporting 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 RISC-V processors

Knowledge of SBI and OpenSBI

Knowledge of GRUB or Linuxboot

Knowledge of Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) and UEFI

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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