Salary: DOE / Yearly	Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Type: Full-Time	Zip Code: 94089

The Linux Operating System team is part of the Cloud Computing Group at Yahoo and is the fundamental building block for the deployment of integrated cloud applications. This team is the center of excellence for Linux across Yahoo!.


This is a senior technical position, in the operating system area at Yahoo!. The candidate will join a highly talented team of engineers to provide Linux support to all the Yahoo properties. This job involves building, integrating and debugging OS libraries and utilities, performance evaluation and tuning, developing support tools, test/QA and hardware validation of Linux releases and participation in internal discussion forums as well as upstream and vendor communities. The overall goal is to support infrastructure needs by providing a secure and scalable operating system for cloud and non-cloud properties to build on.



Minimum Job Qualifications

· Excellent software development, debugging and testing skills in C/C

· Deep operating systems knowledge (especially Unix/Linux/BSD)

· Good knowledge of open source development models on Unix and experience dealing with Linux distros and organizations (especially RedHat)

· Hands-on experience in debugging complex system issues across the stack including kernel, drivers as well as user space modules

· Experience in kernel programming, tuning and benchmarking

· Good understanding of gnu compilers

· Familiarity with hardware virtual machine software (Xen, VMware, etc.)

· Proven track record delivering solutions in large scale production systems

· Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills in a fast paced industry

· Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills



Preferred Job Qualifications

· BTech/MTech in Computer Science with 7 years of industry experience

· Knowledge of generic software product life cycle and testing methodology

· Scripting skills in Perl/PHP & Unix shell programming

Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people
Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For all jobs at Yahoo please visit careers.yahoo.com

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