C
$250,000 – $300,000
Listed on Crusoe’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Crusoe is seeking a senior kernel engineer to set technical direction for their Linux kernel team, architecting critical infrastructure projects and mentoring engineers while balancing hands-on coding with high-level design. This role suits experienced systems engineers who thrive on complex kernel problems, upstream contributions, and building production infrastructure at scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals (memory management, scheduler, networking, storage)
- Strong C programming skills and kernel development workflow experience
- Ability to evaluate kernel security vulnerabilities and perform CVE analysis
- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and drive projects end-to-end
- 10+ years of systems software engineering on low-level systems or infrastructure
Nice to have
- Track record of upstream Linux kernel contributions
- Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies (KVM, Xen, QEMU)