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We are forming a new team focused solely on Kernel development, collaborating with the upstream community, and setting new industry standards for fast file systems. Requirements Linux Kernel ...

We are forming a new team focused solely on Kernel development, collaborating with the upstream community, and setting new industry standards for fast file systems. Requirements Linux Kernel ...

Build and rebuild Linux kernel source and binary packages in reproducible development environments. * Validate patched kernels through focused testing, build verification, regression analysis, and ...

Join our Linux Kernel Engineering team and play a central role in the reliability, performance, and ... releases from development through production, we would like to hear from you. Preferred ...

Join our Linux Kernel Engineering team and play a central role in the reliability, performance, and ... releases from development through production, we would like to hear from you. Preferred ...

Join our Linux Kernel Engineering team and play a central role in the reliability, performance, and ... releases from development through production, we would like to hear from you. Preferred ...

Join our Linux Kernel Engineering team and play a central role in the reliability, performance, and ... releases from development through production, we would like to hear from you. Preferred ...

... software development lifecycle • In-depth knowledge of kernels, virtualization, and security • Advanced Linux Kernel debugging skills across kernel subsystems, virtualization. • Advanced ...

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Linux Kernel Developer

VAST Data

Raleigh, NC • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 21 days ago


Job description

VAST Data is looking for a Linux Kernel Developer to join our growing team!


This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.


"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes


VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.


Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history.



Requirements:

VAST is building the highest-performing file system in the world. This requires innovating all the way into the Linux operating systems that require accessing data at unlimited bandwidth and low latency.

We are forming a new team focused solely on Kernel development, collaborating with the upstream community, and setting new industry standards for fast file systems.

Requirements

Linux Kernel Development Experience

System programming in C/C++.

Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)

Python/Git- advantage

Knowledge block-level Storage/file systems — advantage

BSc/MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent