Senior Platform Engineer – Linux, Kernel

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November 25

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AUTHEO

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API • Web 3 • Blockchain

AUTHEO is a unique Layer-1 blockchain designed to be both developer and user-friendly. It supports a wide range of application development with unrivaled speed and low cost. Autheo serves as the backbone for innovative Web3 solutions, providing the infrastructure needed for scalable and secure projects. Additionally, it is part of Launch Legends, a project incubator focused on bringing impactful Web3 projects to life through collaboration and expert guidance.

51 - 200 employees

🔌 API

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• Ship custom kernel achieving 0.4 μs encrypted syscall latency at 1 B+ TPS • Implement DAG-based real-time scheduler with zero re-execution overhead • Embed CKKS/BFV fully homomorphic encryption directly in kernel for encrypted computation • Build in-kernel zk-proof generation and verification (1–5 ms) for system calls • Integrate SGX and ARM TrustZone with 1 TB sealed memory and remote attestation • Deliver kernel-level post-quantum networking stack (Kyber + Dilithium) at <15 μs overhead • Ship 80 % state compression and deduplication inside the page cache and slab allocator • Develop kernel bypass and GPU-direct paths for parallel WASM execution • Harden kernel against side-channel, rowhammer, spectre/meltdown, and fault-injection attacks • Publish kernel-level FHE and zk-acceleration results at ASPLOS, OSDI, SOSP, USENIX ATC • Keynote at LinuxCon 2026 on “Sub-Microsecond Encrypted Kernel at Planetary Scale”

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years shipping production Linux kernel patches and custom distributions • Multiple mainline or large-scale deployments achieving ≥100 M syscalls/sec • Hands-on FHE or zk-proof acceleration inside the kernel • Deep expertise in real-time scheduling, memory management, eBPF, and secure enclaves • Proven track record hardening kernels for bare-metal high-frequency trading or blockchain environments • Linux kernel maintainer credits or significant upstream contributions (Nice to Have) • First-author papers at top systems conferences (Nice to Have) • Patents in encrypted kernels, zk-acceleration, or post-quantum OS (Nice to Have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity in Launch Legends, Autheo, and the WFO Creator Network • Token allocations in the Autheo blockchain