
Senior Software Engineer, AI-Driven Automation, Ansible Nexus
Red Hat
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Raleigh • Massachusetts • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $116,270 - $191,840 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Explore, prototype, and deliver AI-assisted automation workflows integrated into the Ansible ecosystem
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and work with your team to meet sprint goals
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to build a scalable, high-performance AI-driven automation service using Agile/Scrum practices
- Partner with the broader Ansible engineering group to drive cross-team initiatives
- 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
- 5+ years of relevant experience in Software Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent working experience
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) or similar languages; experience with FastAPI, Pydantic, Alembic, and Temporal is a plus
- A strong interest in AI/ML technologies and how they can enhance automation workflows
- Experience building scalable, high-performing enterprise software in an iterative Agile/Scrum environment
- Hands-on experience using LLMs in software development, ideally including model tuning, prompt engineering, machine learning, and NLP
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, Spec-Kit, LangChain, or LangGraph
- Knowledge of Ansible, infrastructure automation, or configuration management (either as a user or contributor)
- Solid understanding of software engineering best practices: testing, CI/CD, version control (git), and code reviews
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working with distributed teams
- Open-source contributions are a bonus.
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
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonFastAPIPydanticAlembicTemporalAI/ML technologiesLLMsmodel tuningprompt engineeringNLP
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationteamworkproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershiporganizational skillsproactive mindsetcritical thinkingcreativity
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciencerelated technical field