Top Remote Linux Engineer Jobs

Develop and maintain upstream Linux kernel support for NVIDIA GPU virtualization. Build virtualization features in Rust and C, contribute patch series to the Linux kernel, and work across KVM, QEMU, VFIO, PCIe SR-IOV, memory management, and device lifecycle systems. Debug complex host, hypervisor, driver, firmware, performance, and reliability issues while collaborating with maintainers, partners, and distributed engineering teams.

Develop and maintain Akamai’s custom Linux kernel and distribution for a globally distributed cloud platform. Responsibilities include adding performance, reliability, and security features; porting modifications to newer kernels; debugging production and test issues; improving build and continuous-testing automation; collaborating with platform, application, test, and hardware teams; and contributing work upstream to the open-source Linux community.

Design, deploy, maintain, tune, and secure enterprise Linux environments supporting high-performance EDA compute farms. Lead infrastructure-as-code automation, configuration management, continuous deployment, and tooling development using Python, Bash, or Go. Manage LDAP/SSSD naming services, NFS and Autofs storage, virtualization, container infrastructure, registries, networking, and infrastructure telemetry. Support highly available, scalable systems and potentially integrate cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, EDA toolchains, and HPC clusters.

Provides 24x7 operational support for managed Linux customer environments, including installation, incident resolution, patching, escalation support, documentation, customer communication, and process automation. Collaborates with operations and architecture teams to maintain service availability and resolve high-severity incidents.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for the architecture, development, and technical direction of macOS and Linux endpoint agents. The role involves application-control enforcement, privileged services, OS event monitoring, secure communications, lifecycle management, installation and updates, debugging, code reviews, testing, observability, and mentoring. The engineer will collaborate across product, QA, security, support, and cloud teams while resolving complex systems, performance, reliability, and security issues.

Develop, integrate, test, debug, and sustain embedded Linux software for networking and retransmission devices. Responsibilities include OpenWrt and Alma Linux migration, ARM hardware integration, image and package builds, networking, REST APIs, device-management interfaces, CI/CD, automated testing, release support, documentation, and secure software development. The role collaborates with hardware, systems, cybersecurity, QA, and product teams in a remote cross-functional environment.

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.

Own the Linux user-mode runtime, driver, and HAL interfaces for a Fabric accelerator. Responsibilities include runtime library design, compiler and kernel-driver integration, memory and resource management, ML framework backends, pre-silicon bring-up using simulation, emulation, QEMU, and FPGAs, and comprehensive runtime testing. Collaborate across compiler, architecture, verification, and kernel teams to support first-silicon deployment.

Own development of a Linux kernel-mode driver for a custom Fabric accelerator, including memory management, SMMU/IOMMU integration, MMIO, interrupts, power management, firmware, and user-space interfaces. Lead pre-silicon enablement using QEMU, simulation, emulation, and FPGA platforms; manage Linux boot and first-silicon bring-up. Debug complex hardware and kernel issues, establish automated testing, and collaborate with architecture, verification, compiler, and hardware teams.

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.

Design, implement, administer, secure, and maintain enterprise Rocky Linux environments. Apply STIGs, configure identity and authentication services, automate deployment and patching, manage vulnerabilities, troubleshoot infrastructure, and support security monitoring. Develop technical documentation, participate in architecture reviews and incident response, collaborate across infrastructure and cybersecurity teams, and mentor junior engineers. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and hybrid work in Centreville, Virginia.

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.

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.

The Senior Data Center Linux Engineer manages Linux servers, troubleshoot issues, develops automation scripts, ensures secure configurations, and deploys containerized applications.

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.

Build and maintain Linux endpoint detection and response sensors using kernel and user-mode components, eBPF, LSM, and audit subsystems. Develop high-fidelity detection and prevention, anti-tamper protections, telemetry, performance optimizations, and automated testing. Investigate severe customer escalations involving crashes, hangs, regressions, and missed detections. Collaborate across security research, AI, platform, and product teams while mentoring engineers and supporting release quality and on-call responsibilities.

Designs, develops, integrates, tests, and maintains production embedded Linux software for vehicle systems. Responsibilities include modern C/C++ and Qt/QML development, Yocto platform maintenance, Python automation, CI/CD, automated testing, debugging across hardware and software boundaries, release management, architecture, documentation, and production support. The role also provides technical leadership and mentorship while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and supplier teams.

This role focuses on engineering and designing Red Hat Linux OS environments, engaging in server virtualization and migration processes, particularly between various Linux setups and Windows environments.

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.