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OpenAI
Full time
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USA
09/22/2026
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San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain Linux kernel subsystem changes supporting device capabilities and product requirements.
Own features across kernel and userspace by defining boundaries and building interfaces and supporting components for shipped products.
Debug correctness, concurrency, performance, power, and reliability issues using tracing, profiling, instrumentation, and diagnostic tools.
Develop tests and representative workloads to validate performance, power, and reliability improvements and detect regressions.
Partner with hardware, firmware, platform, and application engineers to translate system requirements into maintainable solutions.
Prepare reviewable kernel patches, incorporate technical feedback, contribute appropriate fixes upstream, and maintain product-specific changes as the kernel evolves.

Requirements

Substantial hands-on experience designing, developing, and debugging one or more Linux kernel subsystems, such as memory management, storage, networking, high-speed peripherals, power management, scheduling, or virtualization.
Proficiency in C for kernel and low-level systems development.
Strong understanding of kernel concurrency, synchronization, memory ownership, and resource lifetimes.
Experience delivering system capabilities across kernel and userspace, including interface design and cross-boundary problem diagnosis.
Understanding of Linux kernel development practices, including maintainable design, appropriate abstractions, reviewable patches, compatibility awareness, and regression prevention.
Proficiency in Rust for systems programming and experience developing Linux kernel code in Rust alongside C are preferred.
Participation in the Linux community through patches, code review, testing, bug reports, technical discussions, or collaboration with subsystem maintainers is preferred.

Salary: $230k - $385k/yr

OpenAI

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