System Software Architect - Cambridge

Microtech Global Ltd ,
Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Overview

JOB AD: My client are looking to recruit additional senior members for the team in the UK, with extensive existing experience of working in a relevant area and a desire to work closely with the open source community (existing experience is obviously great). This person needs to be: -Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously. -Able to work efficiently in a multi-cultural, multi-site, multi-language and rapidly changing environment.This may involve managing small focused teams. -Enthusiastic about working within the open source community and able to shine within that environment. -Interested in driving external collaborations both with industry partners and academia. -Able to grasp end to end platform design and understand the relevance to low level components. -An excellent communicator (Chinese Language is a bonus, but not necessary or common in the existing team). -Interested in getting their hands dirty when needed. The team does not separate the roles of architect from that of implementation. Both reviewing and writing of code are central parts of the role. Possible areas of existing expertise include: -Core architecture and support for upcoming architecture features, either ARM64 or other architectures (x86, MIPS, PPC, etc) -One or more major Linux kernel subsystems, e.g. Storage, networking, special purpose accelerators. -Kernel spanning topics such as virtualization, OS hardening, system performance, -Practical low level architecture knowledge. Formal requirements: -BS/MS/BE in Computer Science or a similar subject with 6 years of appropriate experience. -Right to work in the UK. What my client offer: -25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, plus 8 UK Public Holidays -Competitive Group Personal Pension Scheme and life cover (subject to age and earnings) -Private medical insurance and Medical Expense Claim Scheme -24/7 Employee Assistance Program -Opportunity for training and development -Flexible working -Free onsite parking This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89610782