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

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)

Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.