Senior Software Engineer

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

About us

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview

As an SDE 2 Back-end Engineer at Astra, you will play a crucial role in the development of a new vulnerability scanner from scratch. You will be architecting & engineering a scalable technical solution from the ground-up.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in vulnerability scanning. The role requires deep collaboration with the founders, product, engineering & security teams.

Join our team and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge SaaS security platform, where high-quality engineering and continuous learning are at the core of everything we do.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You will be joining our Vulnerability Scanner team which builds a security engine to identify vulnerabilities in technical infrastructure.
• You will be the technical product owner of the scanner, which would involve managing a lean team of backend engineers to ensure smooth implementation of the technical product roadmap.
• Research about security vulnerabilities, CVEs, and zero-days affecting cloud/web/API infrastructure.
• Work in an agile environment of engineers to architect, design, develop and build our microservice infrastructure.
• You will research, design, code, troubleshoot and support (on-call). What you create is also what you own.
• Writing secure, high quality, modular, testable & well documented code for features outlined in every sprint.
• Design and implement APIs in support of other services with a highly scalable, flexible, and secure backend using GoLang
• Hands-on experience with creating production-ready code & optimizing it by identifying and correcting bottlenecks.
• Driving strict code review standards among the team.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
• Working with product managers to ensure product delivery status is transparent & the end product always looks like how it was imagined
• Work closely with Security & Product teams in writing vulnerability detection rules, APIs etc.

Required Qualifications & Skills: 

• Strong 2-4 years relevant development experience in GoLang
• Experience in building a technical product from idea to production.
• Design and build highly scalable and maintainable systems in Golang
• Expertise in Goroutines and Channels to write efficient code utilizing multi-core CPU optimally
• Must have hands-on experience with managing AWS/Google Cloud infrastructure
• Hands on experience in creating low latency high throughput REST APIs
• Write test suites and maintain code coverage above 80%
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
• Good to have experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka
• Good understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms and Operating Systems.
• Understanding of cloud/web security concepts would be an added advantage

What We Offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company
• Fully remote & agile working environment
• A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you get to build things from scratch, improve and influence product design decisions
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business
• Opportunity to engage and collaborate with developers globally
• Experience with security side of things
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (last one was Chikmangaluru)
• Open and supportive culture 

Role: Teamcenter Lead Developer

Experience: 6+yrs

Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad/Pune/Chennai

Notice Period: Immediate and 15 days only or max Upto 30 days

Key Responsibilities

• Core PLM Support & Expertise
• Manage and support key Teamcenter functionalities including:
• Parts & Components Management
• CAD Data Management & Integration
• BOM Management
• Change Management
• Supplier Collaboration
• Enterprise Data Integration
• Configuration & Customization
• Configure and customize Teamcenter modules to meet evolving business requirements
• Ensure alignment with PLM industry best practices and internal process standards
• Troubleshooting & End-User Support
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve Teamcenter-related issues
• Deliver Tier 2/3 application support and guidance to end-users and business stakeholders
• Maintain system uptime and performance, ensuring minimal business disruption
• Code Implementation
• Develop and maintain clean, efficient code using Teamcenter-specific technologies such as:
• Java, C++, ITK (Integration Toolkit), SOA frameworks
• Support enhancements and new functionality development
• System Integration
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to integrate Teamcenter with ERP, CAD, and other enterprise platforms
• Enable seamless data flow and automation across interconnected systems
• Solution Development
• Design and deliver custom solutions within the Teamcenter platform, including:
• Workflows, UI modifications, reports, and extension modules
• Support ongoing innovation and platform optimization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred
• 6+ years of experience supporting and developing within the Teamcenter PLM ecosystem
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, C++, ITK, and SOA for Teamcenter development
• Solid understanding of PLM best practices and enterprise system integration
• Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to manage technical escalations

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a global engineering or manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps principles
• Knowledge of enterprise systems like SAP, Oracle, or other major ERP platforms

Requirements

• Extensive and expert programming experience in at least one general programming language (e. g. Java, C, C++) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming.
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and a huge passion and ability to design intuitive modules and class-level interfaces.
• Excellent coding skills - should be able to convert the design into code fluently.
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development. Good understanding of databases (e. g. MySQL) and NoSQL (e. g. HBase, Elasticsearch, Aerospike etc).
• Strong desire to solve complex and interesting real-world problems.
• Experience with full life cycle development in any programming language on a Linux platform. Go-getter attitude that reflects in energy and intent behind assigned tasks.
• Worked in a startup-like environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
• BTech, MTech or Ph. D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with huge amounts of data.
• 3+ years of experience in the art of writing code and solving problems on a large scale.
• An open communicator who shares thoughts and opinions frequently listens intently and takes constructive feedback

Opportunity to work as a Technical lead.

Company : Splenta Systems Pvt Ltd

Job location : Bangalore

- As a Java Full-stack Engineer or as Java Back-end Developer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing Microservices based application workloads on cloud platform.

- You should have expertise in building/implementing Microservices solution components and be able to put them on cloud platform with necessary configurations.

Top Skills : Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Microservices Architecture & API Design, Cloud Deployment, DevOps CICD and TDD.

Responsibilities :

- Should be able to provide technical direction and be hands-on with implementation skills for build new age application workloads with proper design considerations and align with overall architecture goals.

- The implementation should meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

- Able to lead team and multitask across different role expectations seamlessly - developer, Tech Lead, Designer.

- Create and review design and implement solution artefacts

- Proactively provide guidance on engineering methodologies, standards and leading practices for the development team.

- Able to design and implement e2e testing while adopting TDD and setting up required tooling infrastructure for automation.

- To help technical team with any code difficulties and manage task distribution and delivery for assigned team members

- Assist in qualifying team members addition by conducting technical interveiew

Experience :

- 4-5 years of experience in application development and deployment,

- Good technical design skills, implementing complex solutions on cloud.

- Have application specific configurations and troubleshooting experience.

- Design and implementation experience in asynchronous applications - event based.

- Application implementation with REST APIs and message integration workflows.

- Ability to implement and analyze application diagnostics and telemetry both from application and from platform.

Team Collaboration must have :

- Customer-oriented, diligent, proactive, focused on achieving customer's business objectives as top priority.

- Able to work successfully both individually and as a team member.

- Easy-going, friendly, communicative, positive in relations with colleagues.

Merkle|Sokrati, a leader in Paid Search & Social Advertising, provides a sophisticated technology solution to efficiently manage Digital Marketing campaigns for several brands in India. The technology developed takes a beating of serving and tracking 20M+ impressions a day. It runs crunching algorithms and keyword discovery routines using distributed computing, housing the entire data in distributed caches and sharded MySQL databases.

To be a geek at Merkle|Sokrati you need to know how to build scalable and high-performance systems. Nothing at Sokrati is small. We start with a proof of concept that demands a traffic rate of 10M+! To achieve any of this you need to understand Distributed Systems, Distributed Caching, High-scale Databases. And we possess the skills to create software that makes this entire heterogeneous system function together even if it runs on 100 boxes. A system that is so widely used cannot sustain any downtime and hence it uses elegant high-availability techniques to survive an outage. Not many startups can say “been there, done that”!

@Merkle|Sokrati, you will:

• Implement solutions for broadly defined problems
• Drive best practices and engineering excellence
• Be involved in the development of code in object-oriented languages like Java etc and build large scale robust distributed systems
• Be involved in full fledged product development.
• Build New Features, Push them to production fast.
• Debug production issues across services and levels of the stack
• Build services or APIs which will for easy application integrations at Sokrati to develop applications faster.
• Build scalable/fault-tolerant backend systems that process and analyze billions of data points every day.

You'd fit right in if you have:

• 2-4 years of experience in building successful production software systems
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BE/BTech or MS in Computer Science)
• Experience developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
• Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring)
• Proven ability to work in a fast paced, agile and in an ownership and results oriented culture

If you are excited about:

• Having an unmatched startup experience that allows you to work on bleeding-edge technologies.
• Making a splash in a multi-billion dollar Digital Advertising industry
• Learning & Growing far beyond your current horizon
• A place full of like-minded & ridiculously smart folks
• A start-up culture that you'd cherish forever in your work life

Feel like you are a good fit? We would love to hear from you!