Sustaining Engineering Intern - RHEL Kernel (Waterford office, Ireland)
Core
Intern role focused on fixing security vulnerabilities and bugs in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) stable streams, specifically working on Kernel components.
Role type
Sustaining Engineering Intern (Linux Kernel)
Builds
Security patches and bug fixes for stable RHEL release streams
Domain
Enterprise Linux / Open Source Kernel
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
C or C++ programming, Bash or Python scripting, Git operations (cherry-picking, merging, rebasing), Linux fundamentals, test environment configuration, troubleshooting
Preferred skills
Kernel internals knowledge (subsystems, userspace low-level internals), building code from source, debugging C compilation failures, open source community contributions
Technologies
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Linux Kernel, C, C++, Bash, Python, Git
Responsibilities
Backport security and bug fixes into stable release streams, configure and run tests to verify fixes, collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues, participate in automation and integration projects
Seniority
Intern
