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Linux Kernel Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 34+ linux kernel jobs at companies offering best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 4 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, DigitalOcean, and Nutanix.

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best places to work 20

Updated August 26, 2026

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Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

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Arista Networks · Remote · Vancouver, BC, Canada

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$120k – $195kPro · early access

BIOS Software Engineer

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Arista Networks · Remote · Vancouver, BC, Canada

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$120k – $195kPro · early access

Embedded Linux Consultant Engineer

1mo

Collabora · Remote · UK

70 · GreatFlexible Hours

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Linux Kernel Consultant

4mo

Collabora · Remote · USA

70 · GreatFlexible Hours

Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

1mo

Render · Remote · USA or Canada

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$170k – $290k

Software Engineer, Infrastructure

2mo

Render · Remote · USA or Canada

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$170k – $290k

Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

14d

Arista Networks · Remote · Vancouver, BC, Canada

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$120k – $195k

BIOS Software Engineer

14d

Arista Networks · Remote · Vancouver, BC, Canada

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$120k – $195k

Software Engineer, Kernel and BIOS

2mo

Arista Networks · Remote · Romania

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

2mo

Arista Networks · Remote · Poland

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

2mo

Arista Networks · Remote · Athens, Greece

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Platform Security Engineer, DRTM / Secure Launch

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Anthropic · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$320k – $405kPro · early access

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Camden, SC, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Senior Software Engineer - High Level OS

Latitude AI · Hybrid · Dearborn, MI +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$179k – $269k

Specialist, Software Engineering

27d

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Salt Lake City, UT, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Embedded Software Engineer II - High Level OS

18d

Latitude AI · Hybrid · Dearborn, MI +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$150k – $225k

Staff Software Engineer

29d

Graphcore · Onsite · Bristol, UK

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer

29d

Graphcore · Hybrid · Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Linux Kernel Developer

2mo

Nutanix · Hybrid · Bangalore, India

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra

2mo

Anthropic · Hybrid · London, UK

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave£325k – £485k

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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.

Linux Kernel Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 34+ linux kernel jobs at companies offering best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 4 new this week. Hiring companies include Arista Networks, DigitalOcean, and Nutanix.

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