CareerPlan

Software Engineer, Linux Kernel (Starlink)

Bellevue, WAFull-time$125k–$165k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Build and maintain the lean, high-reliability Linux-based operating system for AI supercomputers and Starlink satellite networks.

Role type

Senior IC Linux Kernel Engineer

Builds

AI supercomputer network fabric and Starlink laser mesh of satellites

Domain

Aerospace / High-performance computing / Networking

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C/C++ system programming, Linux kernel internals, device driver development, hardware bring-up, network stack debugging, eBPF, kernel debugging tools (ftrace, perf, gdb), hardware interface standards (PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI)

Preferred skills

DMA and cache coherency optimization, OS/system hardening, secure boot schemes

Technologies

Linux, C, C++, eBPF, ftrace, perf, Wireshark, tcpdump, gdb, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI

Responsibilities

Write high-performance device drivers, manage deployment and debugging of the platform in production, collaborate with hardware teams to bring up OS on new hardware, develop tools for observability and configuration management

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC