Hi, My name is John Wallace and I am a Recruiter for Yahoo! here at our headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. In the next few weeks you're going to be hearing some very exciting news about Yahoo! and I want you to be a part of it. We are looking for a FreeBSD Kernel Engineer. Please send your resume and contact me directly at jwallace@yahoo-inc.com Yahoo! Inc. FreeBSD Kernel Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA USA Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people. This is a senior technical position, in the operating system area at Yahoo!. The candidate will join a highly talented team of engineers to provide FreeBSD support to all the Yahoo properties. This job involves building, integrating and debugging OS libraries and utilities, performance evaluation and tuning, developing support tools, test/QA and hardware validation of FreeBSD releases and participation in internal discussion forums as well as upstream and vendor communities. The overall goal is to support infrastructure needs by providing a secure and scalable operating system for Yahoo! properties to build on. Minimum Job Qualifications * Excellent software development, debugging and testing skills in C/C++ * Deep operating systems knowledge (especially FreeBSD) * Hands-on experience in debugging complex system issues across the stack including kernel, drivers as well as user space modules * Experience in kernel programming, tuning and benchmarking * Good understanding of gnu compilers * Familiarity with hardware virtual machine software (Xen, VMware, etc.) * Proven track record delivering solutions in large scale production systems * Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills in a fast paced industry * Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills Preferred Job Qualifications * BTech/MTech in Computer Science with 7+ years of industry experience * Knowledge of generic software product life cycle and testing methodology * Scripting skills in Perl/PHP & Unix shell programming Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. John Wallace Talent Acquisition Team Advertising Technology, Cloud Computing & Search Phone 408-349-8198 Fax 408-349-7225 jwallace@yahoo-inc.com netrecruiter05@yahoo.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/wwwrecruiter