Contract job in San Jose, CA USA

[Kari Rehnberg]

Sr. Software Engineer - FreeBSD Kernel 

San Jose, CA USA. Local candidates preferred. Telecommute may be approved
for USA locations only.

 

Job description:

The client's kernel team is responsible for developing and maintaining 

a FreeBSD derived Operating system. Tasks include but not limited to design,
develop, 

and troubleshoot proprietary code in the IP stack, virtual file system,
memory management 

subsystem and other areas as deemed necessary. Ensure high availability
systems.

 

General Requirements:

Ability to be creative, efficient, and productive with minimal supervision
or guidance. 
Must be able to work both alone and as an efficient, cooperative member of a
team. 
Must be able to give and receive constructive criticism. 
 

 Job requirements:

Hands on FreeBSD kernel development experience with 5.x and later PREFERED. 
Experience with Other BSD internals or Linux kernel will be considered. 
Strong understanding of TCP/IP protocols suite. 
Proficient in C. 
Good oral and written communication skills. 
5 years industry experience. 
 

Experience with any or all of the following is a STRONG PLUS:

Virtual memory 
Device driver development 
Embedded FreeBSD 
SMP/scheduler work 
IPv6 
OS porting 
FreeBSD kernel development. 
 

 Education:

BS/MS in CS, EE, or related area.

 

Please reply with resume, availability and contact information and I will
get back to you. 

 

Kari Rehnberg

Staffing Consultant

Sr Technical Recruiter

S&A Associates

kari at s-aassociates.com