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# Staff Linux Kernel Engineer

- **Company:** Crusoe's Inc
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $250,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Nvidia CUDA, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Memory Management, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Linux Kernel, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Software Engineering, System Programming, Virtualization Technology, Xen Servers, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), High Performance Computing, Low Latency, Deployment Automation, Hardware Acceleration, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/361bc83a-5c8a-4f2d-8eaf-bb9bf02649db

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in systems software engineering with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role managing low-level systems or infrastructure teams.
 * Expert-level knowledge of Linux kernel internals (memory management, scheduler, I/O) and virtualization technologies (KVM, Xen, or QEMU).
 * Strong C programming skills and fluency with the kernel development workflow, including patch submission and debugging security vulnerabilities.
 * Proficiency in modern systems programming (Go, Rust, or Python) and familiarity with CI/CD and deployment automation tooling.

Bonus Points

 * Familiarity with accelerators (GPUs, TPUs) and related technologies like CUDA or ROCm.
 * Experience with high-performance networking (e.g., InfiniBand, RoCE) and tuning virtualization stacks for HPC workloads.

## Description

You will set the technical direction for Crusoe's Linux kernel team, owning the roadmap and architecting critical development projects. This role requires a balance of high-level architectural design and hands-on kernel coding. You will tackle the most complex kernel problems while mentoring and growing the engineers around you to deliver production-ready infrastructure at scale.

What You'll Be Working On:

 * Virtualization Architecture: Design and implement advanced virtualization technologies tailored for GPU-accelerated AI and HPC workloads. You will optimize the stack for low latency and high scalability across hypervisors and device emulation.
 * Linux Kernel & Driver Development: Develop and maintain upstream-first kernel code and device drivers. You will optimize memory management, scheduling, and I/O subsystems proactively to support hardware accelerators and high-throughput compute use cases.
 * Debugging & Security: Perform deep-dive root-cause analysis of issues across the OS and hardware layers. You will lead the triage and backporting for kernel CVEs while building automated tooling for vulnerability analysis.
 * Leadership: Lead and grow a high-performing systems team. You will drive engineering excellence through technical mentorship, comprehensive code reviews, and alignment with product and hardware teams.


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