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# ChromeOS Platform & Linux Kernel Engineer

- **Company:** Microgreen Technologies Llc
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Bug Management, C++ (Programming Language), Chrome OS, Software Debugging, Linux Kernel, System Programming, Build Tools
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2328a57d-97cc-46f4-a73e-57c6dd3aab17

## About the Role

C++ Systems Programming: Strong C++ background within complex, multi-million-line codebases (Chromium/ChromeOS tree), with emphasis on asynchronous I/O, IPC (DBMojo), and userland daemons.

OS Architecture & Build Tooling: Experience working with Portage/Gentoo-based build systems, board overlays, cross-compilation, and image deployment/flashing tools (e.g., custom board image builds, hot rod).

 2. Kernel & Hardware-Adjacent Debugging

Kernel Bug Triage & Patching: Demonstrated experience triaging and fixing Linux kernel bugs (specifically 5.10 / 5.15 LTS kernelsm etc.), interpreting syzbot/syzkaller crash reports, and submitting upstream or downstream patches.

Hardware/Peripheral Protocol Analysis: Experience executing hardware-adjacent triage using USB protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and bus debugging tools for peripheral/device interop issues (u others).

 3. Engineering & Release Triage

P0/P1 Issue Triage: Proven track record in rapid P0/P1 regression triage, root-causing crash dumps/stack traces, and backporting critical stability fixes across release channels.



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