Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer — Remote

Job overview

The Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer role is fully remote. The listing identifies Sunnyvale, CA, and compensation is $250,000–$300,000 per year, plus bonus. Crusoe’s mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence through AI infrastructure built with an energy-first approach. The engineer sets technical direction for the Linux kernel team while contributing hands-on code and architecture. The role advances production infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing through kernel development, security work, virtualization, performance improvements, and mentorship.

What you'll do

• Lead root-cause analysis across operating system and hardware layers
• triage and backport kernel CVEs and build vulnerability-analysis tooling
• architect and lead kernel features, security patching infrastructure, and deployment systems from design through production and upstream
• develop and review kernel code across memory management, scheduling, networking, storage, and GPU-related subsystems
• design virtualization technologies for GPU-accelerated AI and HPC workloads
• improve kernel efficiency
• mentor and review mid-level and junior engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior staff engineer

linux kernel

kernel development

c programming

virtualization

ai infrastructure

gpu

hpc

remote

crusoe

$250k–$300k/year

bonus

kernel security

mentorship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Restricted stock units
• paid time off, holidays, and leave programs
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA contributions
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• professional development and tuition reimbursement
• wellness support
• commuter benefits
• cell phone stipend
• 401(k) match up to 4%
• volunteer time off
• global travel insurance
• daily meals allowance.

Why this role

Fully remote. Requires deep Linux kernel knowledge, strong C programming, kernel security vulnerability experience, and 10+ years of systems software engineering experience. Upstream Linux contributions are a strong plus. Travel is required.

About the employer

Crusoe is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.