Lead Software Engineer Linux Kernel Drivers Hybrid Working + Shares. A Degree qualified Lead Software Engineer with proven Linux Kernel driver experience and who is comfortable working within a fast-moving HPC environment will lead the development of Host support software for a Semiconductor Companys new silicon products. Requirements for the Lead Software Engineer include: A Bachelors / Masters Degree in Electronics, Computer Science or similar discipline. Several years experience in Linux Kernel driver design and implementation. Direct development experience with Linux persistent memory (pmem). Optimizing NUMA architectures via development of numacli tool. DAX and caching services in a hypervisor environment. Linux memory control error reporting via MCE and EDAC. Familiarity with high-speed signalling technologies such as PCIe or CXL. Debugging at application, driver and hardware levels. Knowledge of communication protocols including TLS, TCP/IP & Ethernet.