Linux Kernel Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-25, Skillenai has indexed 1 job postings with the title “Linux Kernel Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25
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+How many Linux Kernel Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 1 job postings with the title “Linux Kernel Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25.
+What skills do Linux Kernel Engineer jobs require?
Across Linux Kernel Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Python, virtualization technologies, KVM, root-cause analysis.
+Which cities are hiring the most Linux Kernel Engineer?
As of 2026-08-25, Linux Kernel Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco.
+Is Linux Kernel Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 1 Linux Kernel Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. The skill mentioned most often in Linux Kernel Engineer postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Linux Kernel Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Linux Kernel Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 1 | 100.0% |
| Python | 1 | 100.0% |
| virtualization technologies | 1 | 100.0% |
| KVM | 1 | 100.0% |
| root-cause analysis | 1 | 100.0% |
| Linux kernel internals | 1 | 100.0% |
| memory management | 1 | 100.0% |
| QEMU | 1 | 100.0% |
| Go | 1 | 100.0% |
| I/O subsystems | 1 | 100.0% |
| vulnerability analysis | 1 | 100.0% |
| scheduler | 1 | 100.0% |
| deployment automation | 1 | 100.0% |
| Rust | 1 | 100.0% |
| xen | 1 | 100.0% |
Top metros hiring Linux Kernel Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1 | 100.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, matching postings whose canonical role is “Linux Kernel Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Linux Kernel Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-08-25
- window_days
- 90
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