OS Kernel Engineer

Intel • Folsom, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Who are we? Do you enjoy hardware-software interactions and solving tough problems? If so, we'd love to talk to you. We're looking for senior system software engineers that are innovative, collaborative, self-starters, and team players. By joining the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC), you'll be part of the team with the closest relationship to Microsoft architects & engineers and have the deepest technical knowledge in Microsoft products and services at Intel. We are platform innovators, leading the industry, in standards-definition to scale-quality OEM designs and are the bridge that connects every product that Intel builds with Microsoft technologies. The team provides you with the unique opportunity to develop into an industry leading expert, working closely with Intel's key partners to deliver optimized solutions for client, enterprise, and cloud customers. Role Overview We are looking for Core OS engineers and developers with expertise in graphics stack and kernel to work across Intel's Client and Server platforms running Windows OS to enable next generation hardware and software technologies and ensuring industry leading performance, efficiency, and reliability amid the growing complexity and performance sensitivity of modern workloads, including gaming, AI assisted new use cases, and heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU/NPU). Rapid advances in AI, heterogeneous computing (CPU/GPU/NPU), cloud infrastructure, continued focus on security technologies and modern workloads are reshaping platform requirements. These shifts place new demands on operating systems, runtimes, drivers, and firmware, and require close collaboration across hardware, OS, and ecosystem partners. In this role, you will work at the intersection of Windows OS internals, system software, and platform architecture, helping bring up new silicon, enable new accelerators, and optimize real world workloads across client and datacenter environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience with one or more of the following programming languages: C/C++, C#, Rust
• Experience with graphics stack (ex. Windows OS kernel)
• Experience with object oriented programming, data structures or algorithms
• Experience with computer architecture or operating systems

Nice To Haves

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field
• Intel x86/x64 architecture and related platform technologies
• Software optimization, debugging, and performance tools
• Multithreaded programming patterns and libraries
• Windows operating systems and concepts
• Advanced troubleshooting of computer setup and Windows OS boot issues
• Background in modern CPU/NPU/GPU architectures, security technologies, runtimes, and compiler code generation

Responsibilities

• Enable and optimize new platform capabilities in Windows across client and server systems, from pre silicon through production
• Drive performance analysis and optimization across OS, drivers, runtimes, and system services
• Set technical direction and architecture for OS level enablement of new silicon features.
• Influence platform and product decisions across organizations, working effectively with silicon architects, firmware teams, compiler/runtime teams, and Microsoft partners.
• Analyze and resolve complex system level performance issues spanning CPU, memory, IO, power, and scheduling
• Support new silicon bring up, OS power on, and early platform readiness
• Work with internal and external partners to validate performance using benchmarks, workloads, and real world use cases
• Contribute to long term platform strategy by identifying performance headwinds and opportunities across evolving workloads (AI, cloud, virtualization, gaming, productivity, security)
• Mentor junior engineers, scaling impact through technical leadership, design reviews, and coaching
• Raises the overall technical bar of the organization by establishing standards, sharing deep expertise, and modeling strong engineering judgment

Benefits

• We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.
• Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level