Linux Kernel Engineer

Apple • Operating Systems • Laptops • 6 hours ago
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 16, 2026. Apple scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Apple is an American multinational technology company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and headquartered in Cupertino, California. It designs and sells consumer hardware including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and Vision Pro, together with the operating systems and silicon that run them. A growing services division built around the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay now contributes a large share of profit, making Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world.
apple.com • HQ: Cupertino, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Operating Systems • Tablets • Laptops • Smartphones • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976
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At Apple, we craft experiences that have transformed entire industries. The diversity of our people and ideas fuels innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you could build here.

Join our Linux Kernel Engineering team and play a central role in the reliability, performance, and evolution of Apple’s platforms. As a Linux Kernel Engineer, you will own the kernel lifecycle end to end, from CI infrastructure and automated validation to driver enablement, debugging, and production-quality releases.

You will partner closely with platform, infrastructure, and SRE teams to ensure every kernel we ship is stable, observable, and ready for real world workloads at scale.

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