TSR Consulting
Linux Kernel/KVM Developer
TSR Consulting, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
About TSR:
TSR is a relationship-based, customer-focused IT and technical services staffing company.
For over 40 years TSR, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSR Consulting Services, have prospered in the Information Technology staffing business, earning the respect of companies both large and small with well refined candidate screening, timely placement, and a real understanding of the right skill sets required by our clients.
Mission & Vision
We do not believe in building a vision around the company but building a company around our vision, which is simply;
Every employee's voice matters, their effort is appreciated, and their talent is rewarded.
We challenge each employee daily, to raise the bar on how we treat our consultants and candidates. For far too long in this industry, candidates have been ghosted, lied to, or placed at a client and then forgotten about. Each day our staff works tirelessly at qualifying and placing, top talent with our clients, in a compassionate and caring manner.
Not every candidate is a match for the job, but every candidate and consultant will be treated with respect and professionalism.
Linux Kernel/KVM Developer
Job Description
Location: Austin, TexasType: Direct PlacementJob #79973Salary: $165,000 AnnuallyOur client, a leading financial services company is hiring a
Linux Kernel/KVM Developer
on a long-term contract basis.Job ID 79973
Work Location:Poughkeepsie, NY; Austin, TX and Research Triangle Park, NCSummary:Our Linux development team is responsible for enhancing the Linux kernel including its device drivers, libraries, tools, compilers, debuggers, virtualization (KVM) and test automation (CI/CD). We tightly collaborate with the international development teams (e.g. hardware and firmware development), the global maintainers of Open-Source communities, and our Linux distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical). Our focus is on the support of the architecture, e.g. new processor instructions, new I/O attachments (PCIe, NVMe, Ethernet, RDMA etc.) and accelerators for AI and cryptographic functions. Linux forms the basis of many commercial solutions in Cloud, Analytics, Finance, and AI. As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will comprise of design and specifications for new enhancements, coding, test automation, problem determination and bug fixing, performance analysis, submitting your code to upstream community repositories, and solving client problems. Your attendance at Open-Source community meetings is recommended and supported, and client facing activities (e.g. client support, providing lectures conferences) are possible. You will closely interact with the respective Open-Source communities ("upstream integration" of your code) and our distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical).Required Skills:
3+ years of experience in Open-Source development in one or more areas of KVM, Linux kernel, QEMU, Libvirt, Virtio, Vfio.2+ years of experience in low-level/assembler development (preferably on non-x86 architectures).2+ years of experience in operating systems and virtualization/hypervisor development.Expert skills in operating systems internals (e.g. memory management & task scheduling, interrupts, device drivers).Expert skills in source code repository systems (e.g. git), scripting languages (e.g. Python) and test Automation (e.g. Jenkins) skills.Preferred Skills:
Contributions to Open-Source projects or Open-Source maintainer status (for multiple years).Skills in virtualization and emulation (e.g. qemu TCG) technologies.Skills in current I/O technologies (e.g. PCI, NVMe, RDMA).You are highly motivated.Demonstrated communication skills.
Pay: $165k salary
TSR is a relationship-based, customer-focused IT and technical services staffing company.
For over 40 years TSR, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSR Consulting Services, have prospered in the Information Technology staffing business, earning the respect of companies both large and small with well refined candidate screening, timely placement, and a real understanding of the right skill sets required by our clients.
Mission & Vision
We do not believe in building a vision around the company but building a company around our vision, which is simply;
Every employee's voice matters, their effort is appreciated, and their talent is rewarded.
We challenge each employee daily, to raise the bar on how we treat our consultants and candidates. For far too long in this industry, candidates have been ghosted, lied to, or placed at a client and then forgotten about. Each day our staff works tirelessly at qualifying and placing, top talent with our clients, in a compassionate and caring manner.
Not every candidate is a match for the job, but every candidate and consultant will be treated with respect and professionalism.
Linux Kernel/KVM Developer
Job Description
Location: Austin, TexasType: Direct PlacementJob #79973Salary: $165,000 AnnuallyOur client, a leading financial services company is hiring a
Linux Kernel/KVM Developer
on a long-term contract basis.Job ID 79973
Work Location:Poughkeepsie, NY; Austin, TX and Research Triangle Park, NCSummary:Our Linux development team is responsible for enhancing the Linux kernel including its device drivers, libraries, tools, compilers, debuggers, virtualization (KVM) and test automation (CI/CD). We tightly collaborate with the international development teams (e.g. hardware and firmware development), the global maintainers of Open-Source communities, and our Linux distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical). Our focus is on the support of the architecture, e.g. new processor instructions, new I/O attachments (PCIe, NVMe, Ethernet, RDMA etc.) and accelerators for AI and cryptographic functions. Linux forms the basis of many commercial solutions in Cloud, Analytics, Finance, and AI. As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will comprise of design and specifications for new enhancements, coding, test automation, problem determination and bug fixing, performance analysis, submitting your code to upstream community repositories, and solving client problems. Your attendance at Open-Source community meetings is recommended and supported, and client facing activities (e.g. client support, providing lectures conferences) are possible. You will closely interact with the respective Open-Source communities ("upstream integration" of your code) and our distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical).Required Skills:
3+ years of experience in Open-Source development in one or more areas of KVM, Linux kernel, QEMU, Libvirt, Virtio, Vfio.2+ years of experience in low-level/assembler development (preferably on non-x86 architectures).2+ years of experience in operating systems and virtualization/hypervisor development.Expert skills in operating systems internals (e.g. memory management & task scheduling, interrupts, device drivers).Expert skills in source code repository systems (e.g. git), scripting languages (e.g. Python) and test Automation (e.g. Jenkins) skills.Preferred Skills:
Contributions to Open-Source projects or Open-Source maintainer status (for multiple years).Skills in virtualization and emulation (e.g. qemu TCG) technologies.Skills in current I/O technologies (e.g. PCI, NVMe, RDMA).You are highly motivated.Demonstrated communication skills.
Pay: $165k salary