Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
You love technology and working with brilliant people
You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
You value building partnerships with a diverse set of internal and external groups
Strong fundamentals in C, C++ and Python
Experience or interest in learning Linux distribution packaging
Experience or Interest in open source maintenance or contribution and licenses
Fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution
Experience with one or more of the following
Graphics, audio, or multimedia stacks
Virtualization and containers (Docker, OCI, Kubernetes)
Hardware enablement for platforms and devices, including SmartNICs, NVMe storage, GPUs, audio components, and sensors
Performance optimization
Toolchain development and maintenance
Networking protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP/REST)
Security best practices
IoT and embedded systems, including board-level hardware, SoCs, BMCs, bootloaders, firmware, operating systems, applications, and services