The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux ...

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The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux ...
The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux ...
The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux ...
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Redwood City, CA · On-site
$140K - $168K/yr
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The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux ...
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$147K - $203K/yr
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$147K - $203K/yr
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Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$147K - $203K/yr
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... ecosystem consistency and developer experience. Only Oracle brings together the data ... Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and ...
Principal Platform Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$158K - $212K/yr
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Pleasanton, CA · On-site
$136K - $179K/yr
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Senior Platform Software Engineer
Pleasanton, CA · On-site
$136K - $179K/yr
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Senior Platform Software Engineer
Pleasanton, CA · On-site
$136K - $179K/yr
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock-solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock-solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock-solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
$147K - $203K/yr
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Principal Platform Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$158K - $212K/yr
... ecosystem consistency and developer experience. Only Oracle brings together the data ... Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and ...
Principal Platform Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$158K - $212K/yr
... ecosystem consistency and developer experience. Only Oracle brings together the data ... Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and ...
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Santa Clara, CA · On-site
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Systems Software Engineer 2
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$203K - $240K/yr
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Systems Software Engineer 2
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$203K - $240K/yr
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Systems Software Engineer 2
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$203K - $240K/yr
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Principal Systems Software Engineer to help build and evolve the low-level systems software and platform-management capabilities that power next ...
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Principal Systems Software Engineer to help build and evolve the low-level systems software and platform-management capabilities that power next ...
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Principal Systems Software Engineer to help build and evolve the low-level systems software and platform-management capabilities that power next ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · On-site
$147K - $203K/yr
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises ... You should be a rock solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad ...
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Full-time
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO
Re-posted 13 days ago
Oracle rating
8.7
Based on 152 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
56th of 246 rated software companies
Job description
The Oracle Cloud Linux team is seeking experienced Linux Kernel Developers to help advance the Linux operating system for large-scale cloud environments. This role involves contributing to Linux kernel and working on innovative projects across multiple kernel subsystems, including networking, storage, security, performance optimization, virtual memory management, architecture enablement, and live patching technologies.
Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
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US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize kernel features across areas such as:
o Networking (Ethernet, InfiniBand, OFED, RoCE, DPDK, and related technologies)
o Storage and Filesystems (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, Btrfs, block layer, and filesystem layer)
o Virtual Memory Management and Performance Optimization, including large page management and container workload performance
o Security technologies such as encryption, TPM integration, signed kernels/modules, Secure Boot, and bootloader security
Contribute to the upstream Linux kernel and drive enhancements for cloud-scale deployments.
Collaborate closely with hardware design teams on processor bring-up and architecture enablement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Strong background in operating systems development.
Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience preferred.
Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.
Expertise in one or more Linux kernel subsystems, including networking, storage, memory management, security, or processor architecture.
Experience with open-source development practices and upstream kernel contributions is highly desirable.
Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for development and automation tasks.
Preferred Experience
High-performance networking technologies such as RoCE, advanced Ethernet networking.
Filesystem and storage technologies including XFS, ZFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and Linux block layer development.
Virtual memory management, performance tuning, and container optimization.
Security technologies including TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks.
Live patching technologies and kernel maintenance.
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Industry
It services
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Redwood City, CA, US
Year founded
1977