[Permanent position] Linux Kernel Engineer
Pubblicato il 06-09-2026 - SiPearl in Bologna
❓ About SiPearl…
SiPearl is the European fabless designer of sovereign secure high-performance energy-efficient CPUs for HPC, AI and data centres. These CPUs will help address strategic challenges in the fields of security, defence, medical research, energy, climate and engineering with a reduced environmental footprint.
In June 25, SiPearl completed the design of the most complex CPU ever designed in Europe, Rhea1. Featuring 80 Arm Neoverse V1 cores, with 61 billion transistors, it is currently in production at TSMC. Sipearl CPUs will equip the two first European exascale supercomputers belonging to EuroHPC JU: Rhea1 will be integrated into the JUPITER machine based in Germany and Rhea2 will be part of Alice Recoque in France.
Incubated within the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium and seed-funded by the European Union, SiPearl employs almost 200 people in :
- France (Maisons-Laffitte, Grenoble, Massy, Sophia Antipolis),
- Spain (Barcelona)
- and Italy (Bologna)
Following a €130 million Series A, the company has launched its Series B round.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and proper functioning of Linux kernels and distributions for Rhea processors.
Working closely with the Linux kernel team, you will define and coordinate testing strategies across multiple hardware interfaces, contribute to kernel integration and validation, and actively participate in collaborative and partner-driven projects to support the broader ecosystem.
Your missions
- • Analyze system and product documentation to design and improve Linux kernel features for SiPearl processors and platforms
- Draft kernel specifications, testing plans and implement innovative kernel functionalities
- Test, validate and integrate kernel changes into the ecosystem, including open-source contributions when applicable
- Investigate and resolve critical software issues, contributing fixes to standard Linux distributions
- Collaborate on partnership a