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Linux Kernel Developer

IBM

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  1. Why do you want to join IBM?
  2. What is your experience with Linux? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
  3. What do you do when a production issue happens on your code?
  4. Walk me through a system you built. How was it designed, and what would you change now?
  5. Tell me about a hard bug you tracked down. How did you find the cause?

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At IBM’s Linux Technology Centre, our core value is to help make Linux better. We drive innovative ideas and forward thinking discussions in the Linux community and work towards becoming trusted, valuable members. In turn, we help IBM Power hardware,...

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Listed on ibm · posted 2026-11-04. ApplySarthi collects openings and links to application pages; the role is advertised by IBM, not by us.