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Trainee Linux Kernel Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Scalp Trade LLC

Network Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$150K - $210K/yr

Solid Linux fundamentals and shell proficiency. * Familiarity with firewall administration and ... kernel bypass, hardware timestamping, PTP)

IMC

Trading Engineer - Execution

Chicago, IL

... Linux operating systems, network configuration, and server management * Strong understanding of ... kernel bypass technology * Proficiency in Python and Bash * Demonstrated curiosity and hands-on ...

Quantiq

Hardware Developer- New Graduate

Chicago, IL · On-site

... kernel socket engineering. You will own each project you work on and deliver thoughtful and ... Proficient in Basic Linux, including SSH * Interest in writing highly performant code * Excellent ...

Quantiq

Hardware Developer- New Graduate

Chicago, IL · On-site

... kernel socket engineering. You will own each project you work on and deliver thoughtful and ... Proficient in Basic Linux, including SSH * Interest in writing highly performant code * Excellent ...

IMC

Trading Engineer - Execution

Chicago, IL · On-site

$175K - $225K/yr

... Linux operating systems, network configuration, and server management * Strong understanding of ... kernel bypass technology * Proficiency in Python and Bash * Demonstrated curiosity and hands-on ...

IMC

Trading Engineer - Execution

Chicago, IL · On-site

$175K - $225K/yr

... Linux operating systems, network configuration, and server management * Strong understanding of ... kernel bypass technology * Proficiency in Python and Bash * Demonstrated curiosity and hands-on ...

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

AI Engineer II

Chicago, IL · On-site

$116K - $144K/yr

Experience with GPU environments, Linux systems, and frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel ... AI Engineer II role, we'd love to hear from you! Compensation The base salary range below ...

Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

AI Engineer II

Chicago, IL · On-site

$116K - $144K/yr

Experience with GPU environments, Linux systems, and frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel ... AI Engineer II role, we'd love to hear from you! Compensation The base salary range below ...

Ubiety

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$133K - $163K/yr

We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and support our next ... Solid experience with bare-metal development, RTOS, and embedded Linux (BSP, device drivers, kernel ...

TransUnion

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering team drives reliability strategy, elevates engineering standards ... Deep Linux expertise - from kernel internals and system performance tuning to hardening and ...

TransUnion

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering team drives reliability strategy, elevates engineering standards ... Deep Linux expertise - from kernel internals and system performance tuning to hardening and ...

Transunion

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering team drives reliability strategy, elevates engineering standards ... Deep Linux expertise - from kernel internals and system performance tuning to hardening and ...

Trans Union LLC

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering team drives reliability strategy, elevates engineering standards ... Deep Linux expertise - from kernel internals and system performance tuning to hardening and ...

Transunion

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL

$58.75 - $78/hr

The Site Reliability Engineering team drives reliability strategy, elevates engineering standards ... Deep Linux expertise -- from kernel internals and system performance tuning to hardening and ...

Parallel Works

Senior HPC Systems Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$107K - $147K/yr

Requirements * 10 or more years operating production Linux systems across more than one ... Kernel and network tuning, systemd, cgroups, NUMA. * Production Slurm administration. You have ...

Parallel Works

Senior HPC Systems Engineer

Chicago, IL · Remote

$107K - $146K/yr

Requirements * 10 or more years operating production Linux systems across more than one ... Kernel and network tuning, systemd, cgroups, NUMA. * Production Slurm administration. You have ...

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How much do trainee linux kernel engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for trainee linux kernel engineer in Chicago, IL is $117,951.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $107,100.00 and $128,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Trainee Linux Kernel Engineer vs Junior Linux Developer?

AspectTrainee Linux Kernel EngineerJunior Linux Developer
Required CredentialsBasic knowledge of Linux, introductory courses, or certificationsBasic programming skills, Linux familiarity, possibly some certifications
Work EnvironmentTraining programs, labs, supervised projectsDevelopment teams, coding environments, collaborative projects
Industry UsageEntry-level role in kernel development teams, research labsEntry-level software development in Linux-based applications

The main difference is that a Trainee Linux Kernel Engineer focuses on learning and assisting with kernel-level development, often in a training setting, while a Junior Linux Developer works on user-space applications and software development within Linux environments. The trainee role emphasizes gaining specialized kernel knowledge, whereas the junior developer role involves broader software tasks.

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Infographic showing various Trainee Linux Kernel Engineer job openings in Chicago, IL as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 97% Full Time, 1% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $117,951 per year, or $56.7 per hour.

Network Engineer

Scalp Trade LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site

$150K - $210K/yr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Position Overview

ScalpTrade is a proprietary trading firm that trades our own capital in the options and equities markets. Our edge is technology: a low-latency stack built in-house and tuned end-to-end, from silicon to strategy. Our engineers work shoulder to shoulder with traders to design, build, and operate the infrastructure that moves markets in microseconds.

The network is the foundation of everything we do — market data in, orders out, with no tolerance for jitter, loss, or drift. We are looking for a Network Engineer who is energized by the challenge of building and running one of the fastest, most reliable networks in the business.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and support our production trading network end-to-end — exchange connectivity, colocation fabric, campus LAN, and WAN — with a relentless focus on latency, determinism, and reliability.

  • Own our low-latency data center fabric on Arista platforms, including multicast market-data distribution (IGMP/PIM), unicast routing (BGP/OSPF), QoS, and buffer/queue tuning to eliminate microbursting and jitter.

  • Partner with exchanges, carriers, and hardware vendors to provision, cut over, and troubleshoot market-data feeds and order-entry sessions.

  • Take a data-driven, automated approach to diagnosing complex network issues — packet capture and analysis, gap detection, latency measurement, and root-cause investigation across the full path.

  • Build and extend network automation and tooling to manage configuration, deployment, and validation as code.

  • Design and improve network monitoring and observability (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus/InfluxDB, Zabbix), and contribute to next-generation telemetry.

  • Manage firewall and security policy across the estate (e.g. Palo Alto), balancing segmentation and control with the performance the trading path demands.

  • Maintain precise documentation of architecture, configurations, and operational runbooks.

  • Own initiatives end to end: requirements, design review, implementation, deployment, and handoff.



Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience, ideally supporting a production, latency-sensitive environment.

  • Deep, on-box command of IP networking and TCP/IP, switching, and routing — BGP, OSPF — plus multicast (IGMP, PIM-SM).

  • Experience with modern data-center switching hardware; direct experience with Arista is a strong plus (Cisco, Mellanox/NVIDIA also relevant).

  • Strong troubleshooting instincts across Ethernet LAN, routing, switching, and packet analysis (tcpdump/Wireshark), with the patience to chase down microbursts, jitter, and packet loss.

  • Scripting and automation ability — Python preferred — along with comfort in Git and tools like Ansible.

  • Solid Linux fundamentals and shell proficiency.

  • Familiarity with firewall administration and multi-tier security architecture (Palo Alto a plus).

  • Clear written and verbal communication, and a collaborative, low-ego approach to solving hard problems in a fast-paced environment.

  • CCNP/CCIE or equivalent depth.

  • Nice to have: experience in trading or financial services; exposure to low-latency techniques (kernel bypass, hardware timestamping, PTP)