Software Engineer

 

Description:

 

Red Hat's Linux Kernel Engineering team is looking for a software engineer to join us in Red Hat’s RISC-V hardware enablement group. In this role you will be part of a growing team focused on Linux kernel development providing hardware enablement for new RISC-V platforms. Successful applicants must reside in a location where Red Hat is registered to do business.

What you will do
 

  • Backport hardware enabling patches and bugfixes from the upstream kernel into Fedora Linux as we begin our support for the new architecture, then change focus to Red Hat Enterprise Linux backport work when we introduce support for RISC-V in our flagship OS
  • Contribute new development work
  • Participate in the broader upstream Linux community
  • Package the kernel for delivery
  • Collaborate in the RISC-V partner ecosystem
  • Collaborate with the Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams, as well as the open source community

What you will bring
 

  • Experience in Linux kernel development or board bring-up
  • Experience in development board schematic diagrams
  • Familiarity with Device Tree and U-boot
  • Knowledge of Git and upstream Linux kernel patch posting procedures, or experience with upstream development
  • Experience with backporting upstream code to Linux distributions, kernel configuration, building, and testing
  • Ability to work on your own in a small team environment
  • Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks

Organization Red Hat
Industry IT / Telecom / Software
Occupational Category Software Engineer
Job Location Waterford,Ireland
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2026-06-09 9:22 pm
Expires on 2026-07-24