1 day ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop and validate GPU kernel drivers and graphics software across Linux platforms and contribute to open-source graphics software where applicable.
- Debug and optimize Linux DRM/KMD drivers, including root-cause analysis of kernel panics, regressions, deadlocks, race conditions, and memory corruption.
- Design and implement driver features, enhancements, and optimizations in the Linux DRM/KMD subsystem.
- Backport upstream Intel GPU drivers to LTS, enterprise, and customized customer kernels and maintain compatibility layers and out-of-tree packaging.
- Collaborate with firmware, KMD, user-space runtime, and compute/graphics teams to ensure GPU stack integration, compatibility, and stability.
- Partner with validation and DevOps teams on multi-kernel test matrices, regression suites, and automated build pipelines.
- Participate in design and code reviews while maintaining Linux kernel coding standards for upstream and backported driver deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in large-scale software product development focused on Linux kernel and system software engineering.
- Expert-level C programming knowledge and deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, driver architecture, memory management, concurrency, locking primitives, and interrupt handling.
- Proven experience developing and debugging Linux DRM/KMD drivers and device-driver debugging mechanisms.
- Hands-on experience backporting Linux kernel patches and drivers across kernel versions, including kernel API/ABI drift and compatibility-wrapper construction.
- Proficiency with Linux kernel debugging tools including ftrace, perf, kdump/crash, kgdb, GDB, dynamic debug, stack traces, and lockdep reports.
- Preferred: master's degree in a listed engineering or computer science field.
- Preferred: experience with Linux DRM/KMS, TTM, GEM, DMA-BUF, DKMS, Kbuild backport frameworks, RPM, DEB, RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu LTS, and multi-kernel distribution packaging.
- Preferred: experience resolving kernel regressions involving schedulers, memory allocators, power management, and PCIe buses.
- Preferred: active patch submissions or contributions to the open-source Linux kernel or DRM/graphics community.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model allowing employees to split time between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.
- Shift 1 position based in Bangalore, India.
- Posting details such as work model, location, and time type may change.
About Intel
Intel is a public semiconductor company that designs and manufactures CPUs and other silicon for PCs, servers, networking, edge, and embedded systems, and also offers foundry services plus AI and graphics accelerators. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it sells primarily to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers worldwide. Its portfolio includes x86 processors (Core and Xeon), Ethernet and chipset products, and the Mobileye autonomous driving platform.