<h3>Description</h3> <div> Position at Wind River </div>  Senior Kernel Software EngineerLocation: US Walnut Creek, San Diego, Detroit, BostonCanada – Ottawa, ON About Wind RiverWind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.  Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world.  Examples include playing a key role in <a href="https://www.windriver.com/inspace">NASA space missions</a> such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent <a href="https://www.windriver.com/solutions/telecommunications">5G milestones</a> including <a href="https://www.windriver.com/news/press/news-22991">the world’s first successful 5G data session</a> with Verizon and  building <a href="https://www.windriver.com/news/press/news-20210614">one of the largest Open RAN networks</a> in the world with Vodafone. <a href="https://www.windriver.com/news/awards">The company has received industry recognition</a> for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion &amp; belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.  About the TeamWithin the Wind River Cloud team, we work with large-scale projects like Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack and fast-paced Open-Source technologies that are in high demand from our customers.  Wind River Cloud has adopted these technologies into the core of our product, which is driving us to find experienced and high-performing individuals that can learn and contribute to these full software stack solutions to fulfill the strict requirements of edge computing use cases from security to high availability.  The team delivers in the areas of configuration management, fault management and host management.  In addition, Wind River Cloud team is a leading contributor to the Open Source StarlingX cloud native project, to manage and maintain the critical infrastructure for highly distributed Edge solutions, primarily 5G.  The right candidate will possess proven software engineering skills.  You are expected to be versatile and able to thrive in a dynamic environment developing critical OS/Kernel features.  You are comfortable managing competing priorities and can bring order to ambiguous scenarios. Maturity, impeccable judgment, and the ability to influence and lead are essential to success in this role.  Job Summary:As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the direction of the WRCP Linux solution and delivering a product that meets the needs of our users. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Debian/Linux systems, experience with package management, and a commitment to open-source contribution.As a seasoned Debian Linux developer, you will make strategic decisions and participate in all the stages of the software development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of a high-quality product. You will have the opportunity to work with a collaborative and innovative team of engineers who are passionate about Linux and open-source software. Our team values transparency, open communication, and continuous learning and has a track record of delivering high-quality products that make a real impact.This is a unique opportunity to shape the direction of eLxr and work with a talented team of engineers to deliver a product that will make a real difference in the lives of our users.Responsibilities:<ul><li>Design, develop, package, test, and deploy eLxr packages, applications, and tools</li><li>Contribute improvements back to the Debian community</li><li>Collaborate on security improvements and vulnerability management</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues</li><li>Support integration and optimization for AI workloads</li><li>Contribute to the review of merge requests to ensure best practices are being followed by individual contributors and reviewers, ensuring the efficiency of the review process</li><li>Ensure assigned milestones are delivered on time and within budget</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, Documentation, Support) to ensure a cohesive product</li><li>Identify and mitigate technical risks and help develop contingency plans as needed</li><li>Define and ensure compliance with eLxr guidelines and best practices</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field</li><li>5-7 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Linux</li><li>Strong technical knowledge of Linux and related technologies</li><li>Proficiency in software packaging and package management</li><li>Demonstrated contributions to Linux distributions, ideally Debian, through documentation, bug fixes, or packages</li><li>Knowledge of Linux userspace applications and Linux kernel internals</li><li>Familiarity with technologies such as UEFI and u-boot</li><li>Strong debugging and application-building skills</li><li>Experience with Agile development methodologies, CI/CD, and version control systems (e.g., Git)</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop creative solutions</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of cloud computing tools and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)</li><li>Understanding of CVE management and security patching</li><li>Experience across multiple programming languages</li><li>Knowledge of container technologies and virtualization</li><li>If you are a motivated and experienced software development engineer with a passion for Linux, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.</li></ul> BENEFITS <ul><li>Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.</li><li>Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.</li><li>Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.</li><li>Matching RRSP.</li><li>Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.</li><li>Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through <a>Unmind</a>.</li><li>Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.</li></ul> <a></a><div>Compensation                </div><div>The annual base salary range for this role’s listed grade level is $107,000 to $150,000 plus a bonus for Colorado, New York, and New Jersey residents, and $120,000 to $170,000 plus a bonus for SF Bay Area, Greater Seattle, NYC, and Washington, DC, residents. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members. Employees in this role are also eligible for the following benefits in accordance with the terms of the Companys plans: health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flex time off, eligibility to enroll in 401k, and 12 paid holidays.</div>OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics. To learn more, visit Wind River at <a target="_blank">www.windriver.com</a>.  APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE:                Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. 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