Education & Qualifications:

Established experience or a Bachelor’s (or above) degree in a STEM subject.

Essential Skills

• You have a passion for Open Source software development
• Experience of upstream BSD or Linux kernel development or developing commercial products based on those kernels
• Broad knowledge of developing and debugging operating systems
• You will have excellent C skills; some assembly skills are desirable
• You are familiar with upstreaming and codeline maintenance; some knowledge of Git or other source control tools
• Problem solving and debugging skills are areas in which you have proficiency
• You are more than aware of the vagaries of System Architecture (pipelines, caches, MMUs, Interrupt Controllers, timers)
• You will exhibit an understanding of how to rigorously test software using various techniques
• Knowledge of at least one CPU architecture
• Your strong interpersonal skills are vital for success; we are looking for excellent written and spoken English; capable of writing documentation and mentoring junior engineers
• We expect a professional, enthusiastic and flexible approach to work with a flair for creative lateral thinking and problem solving with a commitment to extend the breadth and depth of your knowledge

Desirable Skills

• Experience as a FreeBSD committer
• We value familiarity with open-source project development cycles and contribution processes
• We are seeking an understanding of Arm architecture and tools
• We need knowledge of software design techniques and maintaining compatibility, and we value previous experience in large, multi-site software development project
• Experience of software optimisation, instrumentation, Multi-core
• Strong familiarity with testing methodology and automated testing systems alongside hands-on experience in developing with embedded platforms and/or real-time operating systems
• We seek experience with scripting languages, e.g. Bash, Python, Perl, etc.