This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Linux Kernel Engineer based in Spain.

Join a globally distributed engineering team working across stable and cutting-edge Linux kernels and the wider open-source ecosystem.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to Ubuntu kernels across platforms ranging from embedded devices and developer boards to cloud systems, mainframes, and supercomputers.
You will work at the intersection of hardware, virtualization, security, reliability, and performance.
The position involves diagnosing complex kernel issues, developing and reviewing patches, improving automation, and supporting production-ready kernel releases.
You will collaborate closely with silicon, cloud, and hardware partners while contributing to projects spanning security, networking, storage, containers, and real-time computing.
The team welcomes engineers at different career stages, with opportunities to develop deep technical expertise and take on broader technical leadership responsibilities.




This is a fully remote position within a distributed environment, with opportunities to meet colleagues at general engineering events.

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Accountabilities:

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed Linux kernel engineering team across multiple time zones.

• Work closely with silicon, cloud, and hardware manufacturers to enable and optimize Linux on their platforms.

• Diagnose, debug, and resolve complex Linux kernel issues across different architectures and hardware environments.

• Take ownership of a specific Ubuntu Linux kernel flavor, supporting its development, testing, reliability, and production readiness.

• Improve tooling, automation, benchmarking, stress testing, and delivery processes for Linux kernel releases.

• Submit, review, apply, and maintain Linux kernel patches in line with upstream development and release processes.

• Contribute to kernel initiativ

📌 Linux Kernel Engineer (España)
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📍 España