{"id":2924162,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer","title":"Windows Kernel Developer","company":{"id":3844944,"name":"Nestack Technologies","domain":"nestack.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/nestack-technologies-pvt-ltd","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Zoho Recruit","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":14,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.5,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Hyderabad, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":14500,"max_usd":33000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":843},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2022-07-15T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2022-07-15","last_verified_at":"2026-10-27T21:13:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1565,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":1565},"description":"The job includes the design, development, testing, documentation and maintenance of complex Microsoft Windows kernel and user-mode drivers and modules\nEnsure functional capabilities of kernel and user-mode modules (including drivers) across various versions of Microsoft Windows using checked/unchecked builds\nUnderstanding of the Microsoft requirements for releasing kernel mode device drivers including certification through the Microsoft Hardware Dev Center and acquiring and signing with extended validation (EV) code signing certificate\nWork closely with other members of the product team to create new features, technologies, tools and process improvements\nRequirements\nThe candidate should have a very strong background in C/C++ and the Windows operating system including low-level features of the OS\n3+ years minimum experience developing Microsoft Windows kernel/driver level code\nStrong familiarity with the Windows DDK/WDK as well as the KMDF and UMDF\nFamiliarity with Visual Studio or other equivalent C/C++ IDE\nGood understanding of memory management in non-garbage collected environments\nExperience with Delphi is a bonus\nExcellent communication skills for discussing technical issues with other software engineers\nExperience with the implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests\nAbility to quickly ramp-up on complex and unfamiliar code","description_format":"text","description_chars":1367,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Recruiting & Staffing","IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T13:01:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":3,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.119,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":1565,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T22:24:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14151,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3844944},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3844944"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnestack-technologies-pvt-ltd-windows-kernel-developer"}]}