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Updated July 13, 2026

22 open positions

Linux Kernel Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 22+ linux kernel jobs at companies offering best places to work and flexible hours—full pay and a better work-life balance. 4 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, DigitalOcean, and Nutanix.

22

Jobs

4

New This Week

6+

Companies

Updated Daily

GPU Consultant Engineer

1mo

RemoteUK

70 · Great5 day weekVery Flexible

Software Engineer, Kernel and BIOS

25d

Arista Networks

RemoteIreland or Romania

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

1mo

Arista Networks

RemotePoland

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel - C++

1mo

Arista Networks

RemoteGreece

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer, Kernel

20d

HybridSeattle, USA

62 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$191k - $239k

Senior Software Engineer II Virtualization

24d

HybridSeattle, USA

62 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Android BSP SE II

1mo

HybridTaipei City, Taiwan

58 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Linux Kernel Developer

1mo

HybridBangalore, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Reliability Engineer, Supercomputing

19d

Thinking Machines Lab

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Linux Kernel Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Linux Kernel Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Linux Kernel Senior/Lead Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Linux Kernel Senior/Lead Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BIOS Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BIOS Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BIOS Senior/Lead Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BIOS Senior/Lead Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

BIOS Software Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteVancouver, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

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Every role is a genuine reduced-hours position, manually curated and refreshed daily. How we curate

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Linux Kernel on this page include Arista Networks, DigitalOcean, and Nutanix. Linux Kernel roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Linux Kernel is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Linux Kernel roles span the full seniority range — we list 22 open roles requiring Linux Kernel across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Linux Kernel hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Linux Kernel roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Linux Kernel candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Linux Kernel on current listings.