Senior Software Engineer

Red Hat

. Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex, production-grade software solutions deployed at scale for the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRaleigh • Massachusetts, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,600 - $195,680 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDockerGoKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonShell ScriptingSparkTerraformVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex, production-grade software solutions deployed at scale for the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem.
Mentor and coach other engineers on best practices, code quality, and system design, fostering a culture of quality within the team.
Own and deliver features with clear business impact, ensuring high quality and value to the end user.
Lead efforts to drive and maintain the Red Hat Automation Platform in sustaining its de-facto industry standard automation platform reference.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in the network and infrastructure space, utilizing your depth of knowledge in the Ansible Automation Platform and its components.
Collaborate with and act as a project reviewer or maintainer for other engineers and architects, driving the creation and refinement of complex software design proposals and contributing to testing frameworks.
Support and implement the adoption of new tools and technical practices within the team to advance engineering efficiency and quality.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Passion for automation and an excitement to automate all the things
Deep expertise in Linux, system administration, shell scripting, and source control fundamentals.
Extensive professional experience with Python or Go, including designing maintainable, well-tested code
Experience with Hashicorp Terraform and Hashicorp Vault, including the use of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Vault for secrets management
Demonstrated experience leading software development within a platform ecosystem, including making architectural decisions that affect multiple components
Ability to independently scope and decompose ambiguous problems into well-defined deliverables
Strong proficiency in Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Cloud providers, and REST API principles.
Deep understanding of infrastructure systems and networks, including familiarity with multiple customer deployment models
Customer empathy with a clear understanding of how automation of repetitive tasks provides business value
Demonstrated adoption of AI methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency, elevate code quality, guide problem solving and spark innovation
Proven experience in establishing standards and best practices in a team through expertise and influence
Successful experience in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical feedback
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences
Experience integrating with third-party providers, leveraging APIs and implementation of abstraction layers is considered a plus
Experience with Terraform provider development is considered a plus
Experience with public Cloud providers is considered a plus
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and/or Red Hat OpenShift, including administration and management is considered a plus
Familiarity with Ansible and its ecosystem catalog is considered a plus
Experience with open-source project contributions is considered a plus
Previous experience with Agile Software Development from story discovery through to implementation, testing, and deployment is considered a plus
Experience integrating AI-assisted development practices, such as AI-driven requirements, code generation, review, and testing, into team workflows and standards is considered a plus

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!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linuxsystem administrationshell scriptingPythonGoHashicorp TerraformHashicorp VaultContainerizationDockerKubernetes

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationproblem solvingcustomer empathyleadershipcollaborationcode qualitybest practicestechnical feedbackinfluence