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Tier-1 employer and Bangalore location increase applicant density despite niche kernel specialization.
Highly specialized Arm/Linux kernel and platform expertise limits cross-industry transferability.
Explicit 10+ years Linux kernel expertise and mandatory SoC/platform skills create stringent filtering.
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Lead design, development, and upstreaming of Linux kernel features for Armv8/v9-based server SoCs.
Drive kernel bring-up on new silicon and virtual platforms, collaborating with hardware, firmware, and platform teams.
Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., Arm SystemReady SR, BSA, SBSA, BBR) and represent Qualcomm in open-source communities and industry working groups.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (PhD also accepted) with relevant work experience.
10+ years of experience in Linux kernel development focusing on Arm architecture.
Strong expertise in kernel subsystems (memory management, scheduler, device drivers, power management, interrupt handling) and upstreaming patches to the mainline Linux kernel.
Experience with server-class SoC features (NUMA, RAS, ACPI, PCIe, CXL, secure boot) and platform compliance validation tools (SystemReady SR, FWTS, ACS).
Technical leader comfortable at the intersection of hardware and software driving scalable, high-performance Linux platforms for data center/cloud infrastructure.
Experienced mentor capable of guiding junior engineers and shaping kernel architecture and design decisions.
Active contributor or representative in Linux kernel community and industry working groups with a focus on Arm-based server SoCs.