Anyone looking to build a great career in Linux Development should plan to choose a technology track and dedicate the next 6 months to learning and assimilating the technology systematically. One can choose to be a Linux Kernel and Drivers Developer, Linux Systems Developer, Linux Network Developer, or a SAN Developer. These jobs are highly rewarded as well as respected in the IT industry with salaries ranging from 5 to 70+ Lakhs per annum in India with the following indicative breakup:
Experience: 0 – 2 Years, Salary: 5 to 10 Lakhs
Experience: 2 – 5 Years, Salary: 10 to 20 Lakhs
Experience: 5 – 10 Years, Salary: 15 to 25 Lakhs
Experience: 10 – 15 Years, Salary: 25 to 40 Lakhs
Experience: 15 – 20 Years, Salary: 35 to 70+ Lakhs
Skill set needed for such positions (Taken from Top Technology Companies Job Postings):
- Proven experience in independently designing, developing, and delivering big and complex software products
- Expert level knowledge in developing and maintaining high-performance multi-threaded servers
- Strong hands-on programming experience using C/C++ – must have knowledge in memory management, and locking strategies to optimize performance
- Experience in the design, and development of system infrastructure software, such as high availability and In-service software upgrade for complex storage and networking products.
- Hands-on experience in programming in C and Linux software environments for high-end CPUs and Network Processors
- Proficiency in programming in C/C++, development of algorithm using efficient data structures to come up with optimized code, debugging and troubleshooting under Linux environment.
- In-depth knowledge of Linux interrupt handling
- Experiences working with one or more types of network processors
- Excellent debugging skills
- Knowledge and experience with Build environment/tools
- Ability to evaluate and integrate Third-Party technologies into an existing codebase
- Find satisfaction in creating a really well-written piece of code
How one can build these Skills?
Being part of the technology and product development cycle for over 20+ years, we fully understand the software development model and what are the real skills needed for that. This type of career is extremely rewarding and is also evergreen and recession-proof. One can target many Product MNCs and Top IT Companies in India. Our programs are extremely focused on a Track. Choose the track that you want to build your career on:
1. Linux Kernel Developer
2. Device Driver Developer
3. Linux Network Developer
4. SAN Developer
Linux Kernel Developer
Linux Developers design, develop and implement system software on Linux. Examples of system software are various kernel components like Process Management, Memory Management, Clustering, etc. Examples of user space system software include Web-Servers, Databases, etc. They are knowledgeable in both userspace and kernel space programming. The system hardware can be of any size – enterprise-class servers (64 CPUs, 256 GB RAM, etc…); a regular desktop/laptop running ubuntu, fedora, redhat, etc; a collection of Linux Virtual Machines; a regular or a director-class router or switch; or a handheld device like smartphones, android devices, etc.
IT Professionals or Students who want to become Linux Kernel developers must have a deep knowledge of Linux systems & kernel programming skills using C language and should have done a reasonably good project in that area. They must be very good at debugging & troubleshooting on Linux.
Sanfoundry offers the following training courses for anyone to become a true Linux Systems + Kernel Developer:
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Linux Developer Trainings Advanced C Training Linux System Programming Linux IPCs Training Multithreaded Programming Linux Network Programming Linux and C Debugging Processor Architecture Linux Kernel Internals Linux Kernel Debugging Virtualization Internals |
Linux Essentials for Developers and Administrators Linux Administration Training Linux Internals & Debugging Advanced Bash Scripting Bus Protocol Trainings |
List of Various Linux Kernel Project Trainings
An IT Professional planning to become a Linux Kernel Developer must have all the above-mentioned skill sets in the specified order. If they are knowledgeable in a few of them, they should take the missing course modules. They can also book a free mentoring session for complete career guidance.
Linux Device Driver Developer
Linux Device Driver Developers design, develop and implement device drivers for both physical devices as well as virtual devices on Linux. Since the Linux hardware platform can range from a hand-held device to a desktop to a server to supercomputers, there are thousands of devices possible on a Linux system. As a result, we have many device drivers in the Linux code with popular classifications such as char drivers, block drivers, network drivers, audio and video drivers, bus drivers, and much more.
IT Professionals or Students who want to become Linux Device Driver Developers must have a deep knowledge of Linux systems programming skills using C and should have done a reasonably good project in that area.
Sanfoundry offers the following training courses for anyone to become a true Linux Device Driver Developer:
An IT Professional planning to become a Linux Device Driver Developer must have all the above-mentioned skill sets in the specified order. If they are knowledgeable in a few of them, they should take the missing course modules. They can also book a free mentoring session for complete career guidance.
Linux Network Developer
Linux Network Developers design, develop and implement networking protocols and applications on Linux. As there are various layers of networks as per the OSI model and other proprietary network stacks, there are many communication and networking protocols such as TCP, IP, IPv6, Ethernet, Wireless, HTTP, FTP, Chat, and many more. There are many networking gears like L2 and L3 switches which have many routing and switching protocols – both standard ones as well as emerging ones. So, there is always a constant need for developers with great knowledge of network technologies.
IT Professionals or Students who want to become Linux Network Developers must have a deep knowledge of programming skills using C, network programming, and a deep understanding of layers of networking (OSI or otherwise).
Sanfoundry offers the following training courses for anyone to become a true Linux Network Developer:
- Advanced C Programming
- Linux Systems Programming
- Linux Network Programming
- Linux Debugging Techniques
- Linux Network Device Drivers
An IT Professional planning to become a Linux Network Developer must have all the above-mentioned skill sets in the specified order. If they are knowledgeable in a few of them, they should take the missing course modules. They can also book a free mentoring session for complete career guidance.
List of Various Networking Protocols and Technology Training Offers for Specialist Job Profiles
SAN Developer
Linux SAN Developers design, develop and implement storage protocols and applications on Linux. Over the last many years and decades, we had a lot of evolution in storage bus technologies like SCSI, SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel, iSCSI, SATA, and SAS protocols. Also, we have lots of storage applications like Backup and Restore, Data De-duplication, Replication, Google FS, Scale-out NAS storage, and much more.
As the demand for data and storage grows day by day, there is always a constant need for SAN storage developers with great knowledge of storage technologies.
IT Professionals or Students who want to become Linux SAN Storage Developers must have a deep knowledge of programming skills using C, kernel, and driver programming, and a deep understanding of layers of storage protocols as defined by the SCSI architecture model, etc.
Sanfoundry offers the following training courses for anyone to become a true Linux SAN Developer:
- SAN Technology Training
- Advanced C Programming
- Linux Systems Programming
- Linux Device Drivers Programming
- SAN Development Project
An IT Professional planning to become a Linux SAN Developer must have all the above-mentioned skill sets in the specified order. If they are knowledgeable in a few of them, they should take the missing course modules. They can also book a free mentoring session for complete career guidance.
List of Various Storage Protocols and Storage Technology/Product Training Offers for Specialist Job Profiles
As part of our Linux developer career tracks, we provide a free Linux virtualization appliance to anyone with Windows / Linux laptop to get started with software development. We provide titles of “Linux Kernel Development Project”, “Linux Device Driver Development Project”, “Linux Network Development Project”, or “SAN Development Project” as well as the complete requirement so that the students get started with the design phase followed by their implementation.
Get started with the your career track development here.
