Kernel Developer - KernelCare ELS Team
Location: Fully Remote (Worldwide) – Focus on LATAM time zones (Americas)
Employment Type: Full-time, B2B / Independent Contractor (or W2 for US-based candidates)
About the Position & Company
Our client is a global leader in Linux infrastructure and security solutions, known for pioneering automated live patching technologies that enable enterprises to apply critical kernel updates without reboots or downtime. They also provide extended support for end-of-life Linux distributions, helping organizations maintain compliance and enterprise-grade security.
With a fully remote team of 250+ professionals worldwide and a client base of over 4,500 enterprise customers—including major tech industry leaders—they deliver robust infrastructure solutions across the US, Europe, Latin America, and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
- Research & Analysis: Investigate upstream security (CVE) and bug fixes; analyze patch dependencies and impact on legacy kernels.
- Backporting: Manually backport Linux kernel patches to older kernel versions used in RPM-based and Debian-based distributions.
- Conflict Resolution: Resolve merge conflicts between upstream changes and target kernel codebases.
- Kernel Packaging: Build and rebuild kernel source and binary p
