Sr. Linux Kernel Engineer, Amazon Linux
Core
Develop and maintain the Linux kernel for Amazon Linux to ensure secure, stable, and performant builds for AWS services and enterprise customers.
Role type
Senior Linux Kernel Engineer (IC)
Builds
Amazon Linux distribution and underlying kernel features for EC2 and AWS infrastructure
Domain
Cloud computing / Operating Systems / Kernel Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux kernel development, low-level device driver development, tooling and automation, Gen AI application development, open source contribution
Preferred skills
System performance tuning, memory management, parallel computing principles, open source tooling
Technologies
Linux kernel, AWS EC2, Amazon Linux
Responsibilities
Diagnose performance regressions and crashes, develop upstreamable kernel code fixes, interact with the upstream Linux kernel community, plan and design new kernel functionality, mentor and hire engineers, manage on-call rotations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
