Principal Software Engineer

What you'll do?

• Design and build scalable, distributed solutions that enable Red Hat engineers to be productive and efficient

• Engage with open source communities to build consensus on goals in shared projects and implement features to achieve those goals

• Collaborate with Red Hat engineers to identify gaps in productivity and efficiency to be addressed by tooling

• Investigate, communicate, and troubleshoot escalated issues coming from the engineering team

• Maintain development, staging, and production environments and their monitoring and alerting systems

• Participate in an on-call rotation to support multiple systems during working hours

• Constantly learn new things and maintain an overview of current technologies

• Perform code review for features and bug fixes

• Mentor other engineers, lead them in building excellent services

What you'll bring?

• An engineering degree or higher, or equivalent in computer science or a related field.

• Five years or more experiences in software development

• Proficiency with object-oriented and functional programming languages

• Good written and verbal communication skills to handle communication in a distributed team

• Knowledge of Git, GitHub, JIRA, Red Hat OpenShift, golang, Prow

• Familiarity with Cloud-Native system design and development

• Experience with AI-driven software development

• Solid experience with Linux (i.e., Fedora), cloud computing (AWS, GCP), distributed systems, high availability, and build tools

Preferred Skills

• Experience in container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift

• Experience in CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure

• Ability to work in a globally distributed team

• Understanding of Continuous Integration process

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About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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