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Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

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Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel in USA

  • ByteDance
  • Full time
  • Email
  • San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and improve Linux operating-system software for bare-metal and third-party cloud servers.
  • Build and operate large-scale, fault-tolerant systems supporting critical internal and external services.
  • Troubleshoot system software and operating-system components, including storage, networking, and compute engines.
  • Optimize automated operating-system monitoring, software deployment, and upgrade systems.
  • Adapt system software to support CPU, GPU, networking, and storage hardware platforms.
  • Optimize AIOps tools for managing large-scale server clusters.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multithreaded programming, and server performance optimization.
  • Solid understanding of Linux operating-system concepts and IT infrastructure.
  • Proficiency with Linux shell commands and scripting.
  • Experience with C or C++, plus proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or CUDA.
  • Preferred: hands-on experience with Linux operating-system development, distribution building, or related areas.
  • Preferred: familiarity with computer architecture and the server development lifecycle.
  • Preferred: in-depth understanding of Linux/Unix architecture, Linux Kernel mechanisms and programming, system, glibc, and Kubernetes.

ByteDance

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This...

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