Top Linux Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Leads the architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for HPE Slingshot high-performance interconnects. Responsibilities include optimizing performance and scalability, defining hardware and software interfaces, supporting silicon bring-up and validation, debugging hardware/software integration issues, developing telemetry and diagnostics, and providing technical leadership across ASIC, hardware, firmware, and system software teams.

Leads architecture, development, optimization, validation, and deployment of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for HPE Slingshot high-performance interconnects. Collaborates with hardware, ASIC, firmware, validation, and systems teams across product lifecycles. Investigates complex hardware-software issues, develops telemetry and diagnostics, improves reliability and performance, and provides technical leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices.

Develop and operate Akamai’s Linux-based cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal and virtual machine platforms, kernels, operating systems, and KVM/QEMU virtualization. Build software, automation, observability, and infrastructure enhancements at scale; troubleshoot complex distributed-system issues; collaborate across engineering and operations; mentor team members; and participate in on-call service restoration.

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.

Designs, develops, validates, debugs, and supports Python-based embedded software for Linux audiovisual and unified communications products. Builds applications, diagnostic tools, automation scripts, hardware integrations, and automated tests. Collaborates with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product teams throughout the product lifecycle, including new development, sustaining engineering, security updates, manufacturing readiness, field support, and release management.

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.

Design, build, monitor, and maintain large-scale Linux infrastructure supporting distributed S3-compatible object storage across multi-cloud environments. Responsibilities include kernel and storage optimization, network and hardware troubleshooting, automation with Chef or Ansible, observability, forecasting capacity, technical leadership, project coordination, mentoring, documentation, and on-call support.

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.

Designs, implements, administers, and supports critical Linux infrastructure and enterprise systems. Diagnoses system issues, develops remediation plans, supports application infrastructure, and contributes to compliance activities. Builds automation, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code solutions using Linux, cloud, Kubernetes, GitOps, and configuration-management tools. Partners with engineering, security, and operations teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and deployment efficiency while mentoring junior engineers.

Design and implement Ubuntu integration for IoT and server-class hardware, working with partners on performance enhancements and testing strategies.

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

Join Canonical's Kernel Team as a Junior Linux Kernel Engineer to work on Linux kernel development for Ubuntu, collaborating on projects ranging from security hardening to driver integration.

Optimize Ubuntu for the latest IoT and server hardware, leading technical engagements, and work with open source communities. Requires experience with Linux and C/C++.

The role involves enhancing Ubuntu Linux kernel support for various SoC platforms, collaborating with silicon vendors, resolving kernel issues, and implementing performance optimizations.

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

Senior web systems engineer consulting on design, integration, deployment, scaling, troubleshooting, and security remediation for web/e-commerce platforms. Works across middleware, OS (Windows/Linux/UNIX), app servers, CI/CD/deployment tools, monitoring (Splunk/Wily), and certificate management, automating remediation via scripting (PowerShell) and documenting processes in Confluence.

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.

Design, implement, and manage secure, highly available RHEL servers and Azure-based cloud solutions. Automate deployments with scripting, support Docker/Kubernetes pipelines, document systems, and adapt to new Azure resources to enhance capabilities for developer groups and military customers.

Optimize Ubuntu integration across latest IoT and server-class hardware, lead customer engagements, and work with open source communities in a remote, collaborative environment.

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.

Administer, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux workloads and Azure PaaS/IaaS services. Support connectivity, identity, observability, CI/CD, security patterns, and migrations from VM-hosted workloads to managed Azure services while collaborating with application and DevOps teams.