KRN·0001
Operating System Kernel Engineer
Summary
Work on Helios, Oxide’s illumos-based host operating system, at the interface between processors, hardware, embedded software, firmware, the control plane, and virtual machines. The role covers host-system design and bring-up, open-source kernel and service code in C, Rust, and assembly, and production-grade debugging. It is remote worldwide with a required four-hour overlap with Pacific Time.
Responsibilities as stated
- Design, build, and bring up host system software
- Contribute to security and resilience from the operating-system layer
- Maintain production-ready open-source systems code
Requirements as stated
- Operating-system kernel development experience
- Comfort at hardware and device interfaces
- Root-cause debugging and technical documentation
Location, employment, and compensation
- Location. Remote — remote
- Employment. unknown
- Compensation. $275,000 USD
- How to apply. On the company’s own posting. NearMetal does not accept applications.
Why this is filed as systems software
- Design and bring up host system software on current and future Oxide computers
- Write kernel and service code in C, Rust, and microprocessor assembly
- Debug directly against processors, devices, firmware, and the hypervisor
Source and corrections
This summary was written from the company’s own posting. NearMetal does not reproduce the full description and does not accept applications.