Top Linux Jobs in Austin, TX

The role involves designing and developing core features for the Linux sensor in CrowdStrike's security platform, collaborating with teams across the company, and maintaining software quality for cross-platform delivery.

Graduate software engineers will develop open-source and commercial software across the Linux stack, from firmware, kernels, and drivers to desktop applications, containers, clouds, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include writing resilient, performant code, contributing to product roadmaps, engaging with users and open-source communities, addressing customer issues, and developing secure software. The role is globally remote with twice-yearly international team sprints and emphasizes mentorship, collaboration, and continuous technical growth.

Build, patch, customize, and test Linux userspace packages for Rocky Linux products. Remediate CVEs, improve package-building automation, develop automated system tests, and support deployments across servers, virtual machines, and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate on architecture, proofs of concept, documentation, capacity planning, and launch reviews while contributing to open-source development and CI/CD practices.

Develop and maintain Akamai’s custom Linux kernel for its cloud platform. Responsibilities include adding performance, reliability, and security features; porting modifications across kernel versions; debugging production and test issues; improving build and continuous-testing automation; collaborating with platform, application, hardware, and test teams; and contributing changes upstream to the Linux community.

Develop and maintain Linux kernel components and live-patching infrastructure for Rocky Linux. Responsibilities include kernel design, C programming, debugging memory management and process scheduling issues, device-driver and hardware integration, performance optimization, code review, documentation, and mentoring junior developers. The role requires deep Linux kernel internals expertise, familiarity with x86 and ARM architectures, Git workflows, and at least five years of kernel development experience.

Analyze Linux system performance, design and implement performance enhancements, productize new servers and hardware, extend performance metrics and visualizations, and build diagnostic tooling. The role requires advanced C programming, Linux kernel expertise, virtualization knowledge, hardware enablement and debugging experience, performance analysis skills, and understanding of computer architecture, concurrency, algorithms, and hardware interconnects.

Design and develop software solutions for data center servers, focusing on Linux kernel modifications, device drivers, and system optimizations while directly collaborating with Cloud Service Providers.

The role involves developing software for Linux-based systems on autonomous devices, optimizing performance and ensuring reliability in various hardware environments.

Lead the architecture and delivery of enhancements to the Ubuntu Linux kernel, collaborate with other teams, and mentor engineers.

Lead design and implementation of gameplay and engine systems on Linux platforms. Mentor engineers, define technical specs, manage Linux infrastructure, optimize performance and security, integrate art, maintain documentation, support live services and mobile (iOS/Android) ports, and coordinate cross-team standards and tooling.

Canonical is seeking exceptional software engineers for the Linux kernel team, involving collaboration on Ubuntu's kernel development across various hardware. Responsibilities include diagnosing kernel issues, improving automation, and participating in global tech events twice a year.