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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 ...

The Trade Desk

Sr AI Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$107K - $147K/yr

They are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design and deploy intelligent agentic systems that ... Kernel. • Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using tools like Azure AI ...

Akuna Capital

Senior Systems Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$145K/yr

What you will do as a Senior Systems Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for a versatile and driven ... Advanced Linux knowledge including, but not limited to, kernel bypass, kernel tuning, and ...

Akuna Capital

Senior Systems Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$145K/yr

What you will do as a Senior Systems Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for a versatile and driven ... Advanced Linux knowledge including, but not limited to, kernel bypass, kernel tuning, and ...

DTI

Senior Software Engineer - Low Latency

Chicago, IL · On-site

$126K - $166K/yr

Senior Software Engineer - Low Latency Location: Chicago, IL (Primary) / New York, NY Work Schedule ... Advanced knowledge of Linux OS and Linux kernel internals. * Experience tuning applications for ...

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How much do senior kernel developer jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 27, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior kernel developer in Chicago, IL is $82,707.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $42,800.00 and $106,100.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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 EMV Payments Engineer

Crea Services LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site

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Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Senior EMV Engineer
Chicago, IL (3 days a week - hybrid)

  1. EMV Level-2 (Kernel certification) and Level-3 (Terminal E2E) certification experience of at least 4 years
  2. Implement and support EMV (Europay, MasterCard and VISA) card-based payment system including contact, contactless and mobile EMV solutions.
  3. Strong Analytical and communication skills
  4. Familiar with POS terminal integration, Payment kernel development, and NFC/Contactless standards.
  5. Work closely with payment gateways, processors and card scheme certification for integration and compliance.
  6. Experience on either Java/C#, .net/Python for at least 6 years
  7. Software application design experience of at least 5 years
  8. Product Owner experience is good to have

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