Help lead a team aimed at delivering stable RHEL kernel releases
Work closely with RHEL kernel engineering for extended product maintenance
Lead all aspects of RHEL maintenance including defect handling and execution of backports
Collaborate with various teams to ensure quality standards and schedule requirements
Mentor junior team members

5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or quality engineering
Advanced level C coding skills
Expert in version control (git)
Expert at kernel internals
Expert with low-level debugging tools like GDB and strace
Experience with automated testing environments
Good interpersonal, problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
Experience with Open Source contributions considered a plus
Experience with kernel subsystems such as networking, filesystem, etc. considered a plus
Experience with advanced debugging tools like perf, eBPF, system tap, ftrace considered a plus
Experience with AI / ML tools considered a plus
Experience with scripting languages like Python and/or Bash considered a plus

Senior Software Maintenance Engineer – RHEL

Key skills