Apply

Ready to go for it?

AI Apply speeds things up—apply directly if you prefer.

FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
JobTailor Logo

See all jobs on JobTailor

Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.

Discover
  • Fresh listings
  • Fast filters
  • No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Red Hat

Principal Software Engineer – Virtualization

Red Hat

. Play a leading part in upstream and downstream projects related to virtualization.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeLowell • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $174,190 - $287,410 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudKubernetesLinuxPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Play a leading part in upstream and downstream projects related to virtualization.
  • Working in the Agile Scrum methodology, take end-to-end ownership of specific areas including design in upstream development, downstream validation and packaging, L3 troubleshooting and support.
  • Take shared responsibility around problem resolution, ongoing quality engineering, as well as handling vulnerabilities and other backports targeted at released versions.
  • Have a leading role in your team Virtualization and Confidential computing ecosystem in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including but not limited to Qemu, Libvirt, Attestation, Kata containers, Virt-Tools, testing frame works & suites.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7+ years of experience applying core languages such as C, Rust as preferred or Python to large, enterprise projects.
  • Proven track of Linux kernel upstream contributions, preferably with the focus on subsystems like memory management and iommu.
  • Proven ability to design and architect large, complex features at the Operating System level, as well as debug, troubleshoot and maintain those for enterprise customers.
  • Ability to use Containers and CI/CD technologies in authoring, building, and automating build and test pipelines.
  • Knowledge in the Linux Virtualization stack, https://linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page , KVM, QEMU, Libvirt and other virtualization technologies, Cloud or Kubernetes technologies.
  • Ability to leverage AI-assisted development and/or validation tools and techniques.
  • Required Full English proficiency (verbal and written).
  • Ability to work with globally distributed teams or communities.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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!

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard Skills & Tools
CRustPythonLinux kernelmemory managementiommuContainersCI/CDKVMQEMU
Soft Skills
problem resolutionquality engineeringdebuggingtroubleshootingcommunicationcollaborationleadershipownershipdesignarchitecture