Principal Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

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🇨🇭 Switzerland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead design and development of new Linux kernel functionality in BPF, the networking stack and/or security subsystem • Bring new Linux kernel functionality into Cilium and/or Tetragon • Collaborate with a small technical team on forward-looking features • Actively collaborate in the upstream Linux kernel community • Engage with engineering, product, and customers to align future technical direction with business needs • Contribute to and uphold engineering best practices, code quality, and operational excellence

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields • 2+ years of upstream Linux kernel track record • 5+ years of experience in C • Public track record of open-source code commits is required • Expert knowledge of Linux systems design, performance, security and/or networking, and the Linux kernel • 5+ years of upstream Linux kernel track record • 5+ years of experience in C, BPF, and Go • Experience designing and implementing APIs • Experience working with production systems at scale • Networking background is a plus • Experience with Kubernetes, cloud native workloads and/or distributed systems • Desire to write high quality and efficient code • Highly self-driven working individual

🏖️ Benefits

• Possibility to speak at technical conferences to present and discuss your work (e.g., KubeCon, Linux Plumbers, LSF/MM/BPF) • Inclusive and diverse workplace • Opportunities to grow and build on a global scale