Senior Linux Kernel Engineer

Who is Blueprint

We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue Washington with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems our people are our greatest asset. We use technology as a tool to bridge the gap between strategy and execution powered by the knowledge skills and theexpertiseof our teams who all have unique perspectives and years of experience across multiple smart agile and fun.

What does Blueprint do

Blueprint helps organizations unlock value from existing assets byleveragingcutting-edgetechnology to createadditionalrevenue streams and new lines of business. We connect strategy business solutions products and services to transform and grow companies.

Why Blueprint

At Blueprint we believe in the power of possibility and are passionate about bringing it to you join our bustling product division our multifaceted services team or you want to grow your career in human resources your ability to make an impact is amplified when you join one of our on solving unique business problems while gaining hands-on experience with the worlds best technology. We believe in unique perspectives and build teams of people with diverse skillsets and Blueprint youll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients and teams such as data science and product development all while learning growing and developing new guarantee youwontfind a better place to work and thrive than at Blueprint.

In This Role

In this role you will work hands-on with low-level system software to enable and optimize next-generation server silicon used in large-scale cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with hardware firmware and platform teams to develop debug and maintain Linux kernel and driver components that run on cutting-edge server SoCs. The work is highly technical fast-paced and directly impacts performance reliability and scalability in production environments. This role is onsite due to access requirements for specialized lab equipment silicon prototypes and validation platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain Linux kernel components and device drivers for server-class SoCs
• Work within specific Linux kernel subsystems (memory management scheduling power I/O networking etc.)
• Bring up and enable new hardware platforms including early silicon and prototype systems
• Debug complex kernel driver and hardware interaction issues using logs traces and low-level debugging tools
• Collaborate with hardware firmware and validation teams to diagnose and resolve system-level issues
• Optimize kernel and driver code for performance stability and scalability in server environments
• Participate in code reviews and ensure high-quality maintainable deliverables
• Meet project milestones and delivery deadlines while maintaining engineering quality standards
• Document designs implementations and known issues for long-term maintainability

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on Linux kernel development experience
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel subsystems and internal architecture
• 5 years of Linux device driver development experience
• 5 years of experience working with server-class SoCs or similar hardware platforms
• Proficiency in C programming for low-level system software
• Experience debugging kernel-level issues across hardware and software boundaries
• Solid understanding of operating system concepts such as memory management interrupts concurrency and scheduling
• Ability to work onsite with specialized equipment and lab environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with early-stage silicon bring-up or pre-production hardware
• Familiarity with performance tuning and optimization in large-scale server systems
• Experience working in environments with strict quality reliability and delivery expectations
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure or hyperscale data center platforms
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams across hardware and software disciplines

Salary Range

At Blueprint we strive to offer competitive pay that reflects the value of our team members. Compensation for this role is influenced by a variety of factors including skills education responsibilities experience and geographic market. For candidates based in Washington State the anticipated salary range is$48.08 to $55.29/HR. Please note that we typically do not hire new employees at the top of the posted range. Actual starting pay will be determined based on experience skills and internal equity. The final salary and job title may vary depending on the selected candidates qualifications and could fall outside the stated range.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Blueprint Technologies LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race color age disability sex gender identity or expression orientation veteran/military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information citizenship or any other status protected by law.

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Blueprint believe in the importance of a healthy and happy team which is why our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical dental and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401k program
• Competitive PTO offerings
• Parental Leave
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

Location: Hillsboro OR