Immediate opening for Java Developer (2-6yrs)

Job Title: Senior Linux Kernel Engineer

Experience: 5–10 Years

Location: Bangalore / Chennai

Domain: Enterprise Linux / Kernel Development

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux Kernel Engineer with deep expertise in kernel development, debugging, and performance optimization. The role involves working on enterprise-grade Linux distributions, kernel lifecycle management, security patching, and low-level hardware integration.

Key Responsibilities

1. Kernel Lifecycle & Maintenance

• Lead kernel upgrade strategies (e.g., LTS migrations such as 5.15 → 6.x) while ensuring stability and compatibility.
• Perform patch porting across kernel versions, resolving API and dependency conflicts.
• Track and mitigate security vulnerabilities by monitoring CVEs and upstream sources (e.g., LKML).
• Backport critical fixes to production kernels without impacting system stability.

2. Debugging & System Stability

• Act as an escalation point for kernel panics and system crashes.
• Perform post-mortem analysis using kdump, crash, and gdb.
• Debug early boot issues (UEFI, initramfs, kernel initialization).
• Conduct performance analysis using eBPF, ftrace, and perf to optimize system behavior.

3. Driver Development & Hardware Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain device drivers (network, storage, GPU, or character devices).
• Work closely with hardware through DMA, interrupts (MSI-X), and register-level programming.
• Maintain out-of-tree drivers using DKMS or similar frameworks.
• Ensure compatibility of drivers across kernel updates.

Required Technical Skills

• Programming: Strong expertise in C (mandatory) and C++
• Kernel Internals: Deep understanding of:
• Virtual File System (VFS)
• Memory Management (MMU, Paging)
• Process Scheduler
• Linux Networking Stack
• Debugging Tools:
• kdump, crash, gdb
• kprobes, trace-cmd, ftrace
• perf, valgrind
• Hardware debugging tools (JTAG, Serial Console)
• Build Systems:
• Kbuild, Makefiles
• Kernel packaging (RPM/Debian)
• Security:
• Experience with CVE patching and backporting
• Knowledge of SELinux/AppArmor
• Kernel hardening (FIPS, KSPP)

Preferred Skills

• Experience contributing to open-source kernel projects
• Familiarity with Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) workflows
• Exposure to enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE)
• Experience with performance tuning and system optimization at scale

1. Core Programming (C Language)

• Must have strong hands-on experience in C programming
• Comfortable with pointers, memory management, and low-level concepts

2. Kernel Internals Expertise

• Should have worked in at least one subsystem:
• VFS / File Systems
• Memory Management
• Scheduler / Networking

3. Debugging & Crash Analysis

• Experience handling kernel panics
• Hands-on with vmcore analysis tools

4. Security & Patching

• Understanding of CVE fixes and backporting

5. Driver Development

• Experience in writing or maintaining device drivers

6. Performance & Advanced Debugging

• Exposure to eBPF, ftrace, perf

7. Hardware-Level Understanding

• Knowledge of DMA, interrupts, hardware interaction

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in collaborative environments
• Quick learner with adaptability to new technologies

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with expertise in Microservices architecture and Spring Boot to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying scalable, high-performance backend solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications using Spring Boot and Microservices architecture.
• Develop and implement RESTful APIs and integrate them with front-end components.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze business requirements.
• Implement security best practices, including authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure robust software quality.
• Work with DevOps teams to automate CI/CD pipelines and ensure smooth deployment processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, providing efficient resolutions.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and best practices in Java development and cloud-native applications.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Java development.
• Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, and other Spring frameworks.
• Strong experience with Microservices architecture and API development.
• Proficiency in RESTful services, JSON, and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an agile development environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with GraphQL and event-driven architecture.
• Knowledge of reactive programming using WebFlux.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack.

Backend .Net Developers

Vizag/Hyderabad/Remote

Contract / Fulltime

UK shift : 2- 11 PM IST

Exp Level: 6-10 years

Details:

.Net Core

C#

Experience in developing Microservices.

Experience deploying MicroServices in Docker containers

MVC or other design patterns

Container services in AWS/Azure

Experience with MS-SQL or Postgress

Knowledge on Message Queuing

EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MUST

This role is a US Client facing, hence we need someone with excellent communication skills and also someone with prior US Client facing experience.

Interview Process:

Online Assessment

Call with our VP

End Customer Interview

Are you passionate about using technology to make people's lives better? Are you interested in becoming a part of one of the hottest trends in the world of start-ups today? Are you excited about joining the online ultra-fast grocery delivery service business pioneer and driving the trend forward? Then this may be the right opportunity for you.

Role and Responsibilities

1. Helping lead the software development lifecycle: technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support.
2. Working with cross-functional teams effectively to enable business growth.
3. Proactively identifying engineering bottlenecks and initiating proposals to improve them.
4. Writing high-quality, well-tested code in alignment with industry-wide best practices.
5. Applying a product mindset to back-end systems.
6. 1.  

1. About five years of experience delivering product-quality code in an agile set-up
2. Experience with Node.js (Hapi, Restify, Express, Mongoose, Socket.IO, Mocha)
3. Experience with Elasticsearch
4. Experience building and deploying Docker containers
5. Strong general Linux experience
6. Extensive experience with REST APIs
7. Experience with microservice architecture
8. Experience with MongoDB
9. Expert knowledge of Redis and caching strategies
10. Strong knowledge of unit/integration testing, including the art of mocking and writing testable code

1. Passionate about technology and making an impact.
2. A perpetual learner, who stretches their boundaries and enjoys new ideas.
3. A doer who takes initiative and works well in a team.

Blok is a technology-first online ultra-fast grocery delivery service business, and we are on our way to revolutionize how millions of people across countries consume groceries. We believe in a world where getting everything you need, when you need it, sustainably, is the new normal. And it takes less than 10 minutes.

We believe we are positioned to lead this revolution. Why? Our founding and early team have held senior positions at Deliveroo, Uber, Glovo, Mercadona, or Unilever. We have done this before, and we believe we can do it again. But this time, even better.

Embark on the journey and help us launch the revolution in one of the highest growth industries of the year. Help us shape the new normal.

Key Skills:

1. One or more of Python/PHP/Ruby/NodeJS/Java

2. Sound object-oriented skills, including strong design patterns knowledge

2. REST APIs

3. MVC architecture

4. MySQL/PostgreSQL

5. Exp with at least 1 NoSQL databases MongoDB/Memcache/Redis/

6. Exp with search technologies Elasticsearch/Solr

7. Exp building messaging based asynchrounous systems RabbitMQ/Kafka/SQS/Celery will be added advantage

8. Exp with Django/Flask frameworks will be added advantage

9. Knowledge of software best practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI) will be added adnavtage

Requirements:

1. Developing software solutions in conjunction with Relational theory, Rest APIs and NoSQL database technologies

2. Knowledge of cloud based technologies in AWS or Azure will be added advantage

3. Understanding of RDBMS technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL.

4. Hands-on with Version control systems (GIT, SVN) and Unix/Ubuntu.

5. Experience in requirement analysis, HLD, LLD, unit & integration testing.

6. Good hands on experience in debugging application issues

TL;DR

1) Top performer in the company

2) Has worked with product based startup company

3) Ambitious and hardworking