Linux Kernel OS Developer
Location
Waterford, Ireland
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 06, 2026
**Introduction**
Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open Source? Your favorites are Linux and low-level programming? If so, our team is the right place for you!
We are a new IBM team in the entirely new development location of Waterford. Our work enhances the Linux kernel for IBM Z / IBM LinuxOne. We create virtualization concepts (like KVM) and confidential containers for Kubernetes. Of course we do cover the full lifecycle of modern software development as part auf continuous integration (CI/CD).
The new location in Waterford will give you a lot of exciting possibilities. We will tightly collaborate with the international development teams of IBM (like hardware and firmware development), the global maintainers of Open Source communities, and our Linux distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical). Our deliverables will will strengthen the role of Linux on IBM Z / LinuxONE as the basis of many of IBM’s commercial solutions in Clo...
Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open Source? Your favorites are Linux and low-level programming? If so, our team is the right place for you!
We are a new IBM team in the entirely new development location of Waterford. Our work enhances the Linux kernel for IBM Z / IBM LinuxOne. We create virtualization concepts (like KVM) and confidential containers for Kubernetes. Of course we do cover the full lifecycle of modern software development as part auf continuous integration (CI/CD).
The new location in Waterford will give you a lot of exciting possibilities. We will tightly collaborate with the international development teams of IBM (like hardware and firmware development), the global maintainers of Open Source communities, and our Linux distribution partners (Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical). Our deliverables will will strengthen the role of Linux on IBM Z / LinuxONE as the basis of many of IBM’s commercial solutions in Clo...