Linux Distro/System Development Engineer

Skip to content IBM < Back to search results Linux Distro/System Development Engineer Bangalore, Karnataka, India Professional Email X LinkedIn Apply now Introduction We are seeking an experienced Debian Distribution Maintainer to join our IBM-Z Compiler and Toolchain team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving Debian packages related to IBM-Z compilers and essential development tools. You will work closely with internal developers, upstream projects and the broader Debian community to ensure a robust, secure, and up-to-date toolchain stack. Your role and responsibilities 1.        Maintain Debian packages for IBM-Z (s390x) compilers and related toolchain components.2.        Work with internal development to resolve bugs/issues relating to Debian packaging, dependency, and integration.3.        Contribute to the Debian distribution community through package related bug triaging, package uploads and mailing list participation.4.        Collaborate with upstream communities to track new releases, apply patches, and back-port fixes as needed.5.        Ensure packages meet Debian policy, quality, and security standards.6.    Maintain change-logs, documentation, and reproducible build practices. Required education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise ·      Working experience in maintaining Linux Distribution packages (preferably Debian Distro packages).·      Strong in C/C++ and system programming and strong debugging skills·      Strong knowledge of Distro packaging tools (eg: dpkg, debhelper, lintian, pbuilder, sbuild, etc.)..·      Working experience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake etc.)..·      Strong knowledge of Linux systems and shell scripting (shell, bash etc.)..·      Understanding of upstream/downstream coordination in open source projects. Preferred technical and professional experience ·      Debian Maintainer (DM) or Debian Developer (DD) status.·      Experience with debugging packaging issues/bugs on IBM-Z architecture and also on multi-architectures (e.g., x86, arm64) using gdb or other debugging tools.·      Contributions to upstream compiler or toolchain projects (e.g. GCC, LLVM, etc.). Years of Experience:1 - 4 ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio  designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing. YOUR LIFE @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.   Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues...