Red Hat

Principal Software Engineer

Red Hat

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: TexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $148,540 - $245,050 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Play an active role in container and virtualization-related projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and KubeVirt
  • Create and guide new feature development; contribute to open source projects in Golang, Python.
  • Coordinate with team leads, architects, and other engineers on the design and architecture of our offerings
  • Become responsible for the quality of our offerings, participate in peer code reviews and continuous integration (CI), and respond to security threats
  • Work with Red Hat's Global Customer Support team and partner support teams on resolving customer issues
  • Work with the Quality Engineering (QE) team to ensure that projects are tested correctly
  • Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks
  • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI frameworks, and leverage those in your day to day work
  • Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience working in a Linux environment with at least one language like Golang, Python, Java, or C or C++
  • Expert in a container ecosystem like Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift.
  • Expert in microservices architectures and concepts including APIs, versioning, monitoring, etc.
  • Ability to examine various technological areas deeply and deliver solutions
  • Experience with AI frameworks and tooling
  • Technical leadership acumen in a global team environment
  • Excellent debugging skills
  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience
  • Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini), as relevant, for tasks such as brainstorming solutions, deep research, summarizing technical documentation, drafting communications, summarizing complex technical information, and enhancing problem-solving efficiency across the development lifecycle.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
  • Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
  • Retirement 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
  • Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
  • Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

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Hard skills
GolangPythonJavaCC++DockerKubernetesRed Hat OpenShiftmicroservicesAI frameworks
Soft skills
technical leadershipdebuggingwritten communicationverbal communication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science