Top Kernel freelancers

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# Freelancer		SinceMember since
Mathew S. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Senior C++ Developer, Windows Kernel Driver & Reverse Engineer	$16k↑ 5%	Nov 2023Nov 15, 2023
Tan L. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 Firmware Engineer \| Embedded Specialist \| Yocto \| Buildroot \| Openwrt	$7k↑ 1%	Sep 2021Sep 14, 2021
Qian J. 🇨🇳🇨🇳 Linux Kernel Expert/Network/Embedded/Cloud/Performance/Troubleshooting	$7k↓ 15%	Nov 2021Nov 8, 2021
4 Anastasios K. 🇬🇷🇬🇷 Embedded Linux \| Yocto \| BSP \| Linux Kernel \| Drivers \| C/C++	$2k↓ 1%	Aug 2024Aug 25, 2024
5 Seifeddine M. 🇹🇳🇹🇳 Full Stack Engineer	$1k↓ 15%	Jun 2021Jun 30, 2021
6 Anis E. 🇹🇳🇹🇳 Embedded Linux Engineer \| Gateway & OpenWrt \| Networking & IT Support	$1k↑ 3%	Apr 2023Apr 12, 2023
7 Muneeb I. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Windows Kernel & Driver Developer \| Embedded & Firmware \| C/C++/C#	$1k↓ 9%	Aug 2025Aug 17, 2025
8 Anjar Feri s. 🇮🇩🇮🇩 Backend Developer \| Application Security & AI Integration	$651↓ 1%	Apr 2018Apr 23, 2018
9 Yasuhiro O. 🇯🇵 NewNew🇯🇵 Embedded Systems Specialist \| Linux Drivers, GUI & FPGA Integration	$538↓ 30%	Apr 2026Apr 25, 2026
10 Joseph D. 🇺🇸 NewPrivate profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Oct 22, 2026.New🇺🇸 Senior C/C++ & Python Engineer \| Qt, Embedded, PCB Design & AI/ML	≈$406–	Nov 2024Nov 24, 2024

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
11 Aliyan A. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Web Developer / Designer	$389↓ 23%	Nov 2017Nov 7, 2017
12 Arsen P. 🇺🇦🇺🇦 Senior Software Engineer \| C/C++/Python	$378↓ 1%	Apr 2021Apr 27, 2021
13 Garea I. 🇲🇩 NewPrivate profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Oct 16, 2026.New🇲🇩 Embedded Linux Engineer\| Linux kernel, Firmware, Cloud & Networking	≈$271–	May 2026May 25, 2026
14 Huy D. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 AOSP Engineer	$239↓ 1%	Sep 2022Sep 6, 2022
15 Pavan B. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Embedded Systems \| Vision \| Kernel \| Video Codecs \| 5G \| AI \| Security	$167↓ 8%	Nov 2023Nov 26, 2023
16 AbdelRahman Ali A. 🇪🇬🇪🇬 Embedded Linux Developer \| Yocto \| BSP \| Automotive \| C/C++ \| Python	$115↓ 6%	Jan 2024Jan 9, 2024
17 Guanhuang L. 🇨🇳🇨🇳 c++/c#/python/web development engineer	$69↑ 208%	Dec 2017Dec 26, 2017
18 Dung N. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 Software Engineer	$54↓ 1%	Feb 2024Feb 25, 2024
19 Marek B. 🇸🇰🇸🇰 Embedded sw developer	$52↓ 13%	Sep 2016Sep 18, 2016
20 Saravanan S. 🇩🇪🇩🇪 Embedded Linux kernel \| Zephyr RTOS \| Yocto \| Debian \| U-Boot \| Driver	$42↓ 95%	May 2019May 13, 2019

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
21 Tom T. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Software Architect\|FDE \|C++ \|C#\|AI\|MFC \|Device Driver\|PC\|Embedded\| Mob	$26↓ 1%	Nov 2006Nov 21, 2006
22 TOAN D. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 Embedded Software Developer , C Embedded, Linux Kernel	$0–	Apr 2020Apr 21, 2020
23 Baris C. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 Rust & C++ Systems Architect \| Embedded, Cross-Platform, Desktop	$0–	Feb 2020Feb 1, 2020
24 Yair M. 🇦🇱🇦🇱 Systems/Embedded/IoT dev	$0–	Jan 2022Jan 23, 2022
25 Piotr S. 🇵🇱🇵🇱 A C programmer and reverse engineer	$0–	Apr 2010Apr 8, 2010
26 Nabeel S. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Embedded Software - Linux Based Systems - Python	$0–	Oct 2011Oct 20, 2011
27 Thuyet P. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 C++ JUCE developer	$0–	Jul 2014Jul 14, 2014
28 Tran Van T. 🇻🇳🇻🇳 Senior Embedded Firmware \| BLE, Linux, Camera ISP	$0–	Aug 2021Aug 30, 2021
29 Kevil P. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Android ROM/App Developer (AOSP)/Kernel/Embedded System Software	$0–	Aug 2020Aug 28, 2020
30 Djordje T. 🇷🇸🇷🇸 Senior software engineer (web3, C/C++, llvm, gcc, tools, linux kernel)	$0–	Aug 2023Aug 15, 2023

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
31 Mark D. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 RF and SDR Hardware Architect, Embedded Linux and FPGA	$0–	Mar 2020Mar 14, 2020
32 Tejas P. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Embedded Engineer	$0–	Jul 2015Jul 5, 2015
33 David-Benjamin G. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Electronics design \| RF \| Embedded Linux \| Jetson Orin	$0–	Sep 2021Sep 9, 2021
34 Maryna P. 🇨🇾🇨🇾 Secure-by-Design Web Development \| Security Audits \| C++ Engineering	$0–	Apr 2016Apr 7, 2016
35 Klaudia Z. 🇺🇦🇺🇦 Driver & Kernel Development \| Windows, Linux, macOS \| Network Filters	$0–	Jul 2015Jul 15, 2015
36 Roman V. 🇬🇪🇬🇪 AI/Product Engineer \| Software Engineer \| Systems/Security architect	$0–	Oct 2009Oct 13, 2009
37 Philippe M. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 C++ Developer with 8+ Years in Software Development and Maintenance	$0–	Apr 2015Apr 2, 2015
38 Muhammad Moiz K. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Embedded Software Engineer \| PCB Designer	$0–	Feb 2019Feb 24, 2019
39 Matthew M. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Reverse Engineer \| Computer Vision Specialist \| RTL Designer \| C/C++	$0–	Jan 2025Jan 30, 2025
40 AbdurRehman Q. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Embedded Linux Developer	$0–	Dec 2012Dec 8, 2012

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
41 Yevhen R. 🇺🇦🇺🇦 C/C++ Development \| Low Latency & Embedded Systems	$0–	Oct 2015Oct 12, 2015
42 Andrii G. 🇺🇦🇺🇦 Expert C/C++ Linux software developer	$0–	May 2012May 15, 2012
43 Suresh G. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Senior 4G/5G UPF & Data-Plane Engineer \| eBPF/XDP, DPI, Carrier-Grade	$0–	Aug 2023Aug 30, 2023
44 Mohammad M. 🇪🇬🇪🇬 High tech software and hardware	$0–	Feb 2009Feb 13, 2009
45 Richard P. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Linux & AI platforms engineer	$0–	Jul 2023Jul 10, 2023
46 Arsalan P. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Network Solutions Architect & DPI Engineer	$0–	Apr 2017Apr 14, 2017
47 Yaren Nur V. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 Electrical and Electronics Engineer, Graphical Designer	$0↓ 100%	Dec 2022Dec 14, 2022
48 Fatih K. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 Backend & DevSecOps Engineer \| C, Go, Kubernetes & eBPF	$0–	Feb 2025Feb 1, 2025
49 Alexandru A. 🇷🇴🇷🇴 Embedded Linux Software Engineer	$0–	Mar 2023Mar 24, 2023
50 Sathish V. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 Embedded Systems Engineer	$0–	Jan 2018Jan 11, 2018

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