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Astronics

Senior Software Engineer, Firmware

Waukegan, IL · On-site

$113K - $150K/yr

As a Senior Software Engineer, Firmware you'll design, develop, integrate, and maintain firmware ... Interact with Linux kernel and integrate new device drivers. * Improve and maintain existing ...

Astronics

Senior Software Engineer, Firmware

Waukegan, IL · On-site

$113K - $150K/yr

As a Senior Software Engineer, Firmware you'll design, develop, integrate, and maintain firmware ... Interact with Linux kernel and integrate new device drivers. Improve and maintain existing software ...

Astronics

Senior Software Engineer, Firmware

Waukegan, IL · On-site

$113K - $150K/yr

As a Senior Software Engineer, Firmware you'll design, develop, integrate, and maintain firmware ... Interact with Linux kernel and integrate new device drivers. Improve and maintain existing software ...

Career Renew

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Chicago, IL · Remote

$165K - $225K/yr

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Senior Machine Learning Engineer - this is a ... kernel engineering, TensorRT/ONNX export, and inference serving frameworks such as Triton ...

Hudson Manpower

Sr. Windows OS Software Engineer

Skokie, IL · On-site

$85 - $120/hr

Must have low level (kernel) Windows OS development experience * Can you customize and configure ... Developer experience with GraphQL is a plus * Ability to integrate technologies to provide proof of ...

Astronics-

Sr. Engineer, Software (FW)

Waukegan, IL · On-site

$125 - $145/hr

Interact with Linux kernel and integrate new device drivers. * Improve and maintain existing ... As a senior technical software engineering role, the candidate is expected to exhibit a moderate ...

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Senior AI Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$107K - $147K/yr

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy intelligent solutions leveraging ... LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or similar AI frameworks * Experience with ML Ops practices ...

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What is the difference between Senior Kernel Developer vs Kernel Engineer?

AspectSenior Kernel DeveloperKernel Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's or higher in Computer Science, experience in kernel developmentSimilar credentials, often with specialized Linux or OS certifications
Work EnvironmentResearch and development, debugging, code optimizationDesign, implementation, testing of kernel modules and components
Industry UsageTech companies, hardware manufacturers, OS developersEmbedded systems, OS vendors, hardware integration

Both roles require strong knowledge of operating systems and kernel architecture. A Senior Kernel Developer typically focuses on advanced development and optimization, while a Kernel Engineer emphasizes designing and implementing kernel components. The roles often overlap but differ mainly in scope and focus within kernel development projects.

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Senior Linux Platform Engineer w/ Kubernetes

Request Technology, LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site

Other

Posted 18 days ago

Job description

NO SPONSORSHIP - NO OPT

Senior Linux Platform Engineer

SALARY: $150K - $180K PLUS 20% BONUS

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

3 DAYS IN OFFICE

Looking for a senior level Linux systems administration candidate. Financial or real time environment preferred. Kubernetes python bash or go linux internals kernel tuning and performance diagnostics salt stack puppet or ansible preferred

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and improving our highly automated Linux-based systems and platforms while supporting our broader technology infrastructure with a focus on automation.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in Linux systems administration and infrastructure/platform engineering.

Production experience managing Kubernetes, preferably in bare-metal or on-premises environments (e.g., with kubeadm, RKE, or OpenShift).

Strong scripting and automation skills in Python and Bash.

In-depth knowledge of Linux internals, kernel tuning, and performance diagnostics.

Hands-on experience with SaltStack (preferred), Puppet, or Ansible for configuration management.

Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Loki.

Solid understanding of core infrastructure protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, NTP/PTP, DHCP, etc.). Experience managing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.

Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

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