Red Hat

Principal Software Engineer – API Server, OpenShift

Red Hat

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: RaleighMassachusettsNorth CarolinaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $148,540 - $245,050 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Create and guide new feature development; contribute to high profile and strategic open source projects in Kubernetes SIGs
  • Create/submit patches for bug fixes and review patches from other contributors
  • Continuously test your component/code on all levels and continuously improve our CI system
  • Provide support for your component/code in production for internal and external customers.
  • Improve current solutions and workflows; prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure-prone ones
  • Communicate and work effectively with all levels of associates including senior management
  • Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, and clear code where necessary
  • Collaborate with other engineers across the Red Hat OpenShift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in a software engineering role
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience with Linux operating systems
  • 8+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent
  • Good written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis
  • Experience designing and implementing REST APIs (considered a plus)
  • Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture (considered a plus)
  • Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift (considered a plus)
  • Knowledge of Distributed Systems (considered a plus)
  • Record of contributing to an open source project or community including Kubernetes special interest groups (SIGs) (considered a plus)
  • Graduate of computer science or software engineering or equivalent work experience (considered a plus)
  • Presentations skills and public speaking skills for conferences and demos (considered a plus)
  • Enjoys solving challenging problems and working with emerging technologies.
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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
GoJavaCC++LinuxREST APIsKubernetes API ServerControl Plane componentsDistributed Systemsopen source contribution
Soft Skills
communication skillsproblem-solvingtroubleshootingroot cause analysiscollaborationdocumentationpresentation skillspublic speakingeffective communicationworking with emerging technologies
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software Engineering