HPE
Principal Linux Kernel Developer
$152K–$349K
Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 23, 2026
- Location
- Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Fort Collins, Colorado - Experience
- 8–12+ years in systems or kernel-level software development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads the architecture, development, optimization, and troubleshooting of Linux kernel components and storage platforms, while guiding engineering teams and contributing to open-source projects.
What you'll do
- Architect and improve Linux kernel components and storage-stack performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Debug complex kernel issues and lead root-cause analysis of critical customer escalations.
- Provide technical leadership, collaborate across engineering teams, and contribute to upstream open-source projects.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Expert-level C programming and deep expertise in Linux kernel internals.
- Strong experience debugging kernels with tools such as crash, perf, ftrace, and tracepoints.
- Experience with distributed systems or storage platforms, plus technical leadership and strong collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with Lustre, Ceph, or DAOS; upstream Linux or open-source contributions.
- Knowledge of HPC, RDMA, InfiniBand, CI/CD, automated testing, or performance benchmarking.
Pay
USD 160,000 - 303,000 (Colorado, annual base salary); USD 152,000 - 349,000 (Minnesota, annual base salary)
Tools
Linux kernel, C, crash, perf, ftrace, tracepoints, Lustre, Ceph
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