Linux Kernels Software Engineer
About the Team The Scaling team builds and optimizes large-scale infrastructure to enable next-generation AI workloads. About the Role We’re looking for a founding/lead Linux kernel developer to join our Scaling team.
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Linux Kernels Software Engineer at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About the Team The Scaling team builds and optimizes large-scale infrastructure to enable next-generation AI workloads. About the Role We’re looking for a founding/lead Linux kernel developer to join our Scaling team.
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- Lead and bootstrap the development of our Linux kernel stack to support high-performance systems.
- Design and implement kernel drivers, including for functionality related to DMA, PCIe, NICs, and RDMA.
- Drive end-to-end development of system-scale networking, including required kernel and other low-level software.
- Collaborate with vendors to integrate their technologies within our systems.
- Bring up and debug the kernel on new platforms.
- Build userspace software to support integration, testing, diagnostics, and performance validation.
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- Proven experience leading development within the Linux kernel.
- Deep knowledge of subsystems relevant to high-performance systems: PCIe, dma-buf, RDMA, P2P, SR-IOV, IOMMU, etc.
- Knowledge of subsystems and frameworks related to scale-out networking: ibverbs, ECN/DCQCN, etc.
- Strong programming skills in C, C++, Python, and Linux shell scripting; Rust experience is a strong plus.
- Experience working directly with engineering teams to define interfaces and tooling.
- Track record of managing vendor deliverables and technical relationships.
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