Principal Software Engineer

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💵 $116.3k - $191.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Red Hat

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Enterprise • Cloud

Red Hat is a leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, helping companies worldwide to build and deploy applications across hybrid cloud infrastructures. With a strong focus on developing secure, stable, and innovative technologies, Red Hat offers a broad portfolio including products like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. These products support IT services on any infrastructure efficiently. Trusted by more than 90% of the U. S. Fortune 500, Red Hat empowers organizations to modernize their IT environments, leveraging open source communities to drive technological advancement.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1993

🏢 Enterprise

💰 Corporate Round on 1999-03

📋 Description

• Architect and develop frameworks, pipelines, and services that enable scalable interoperability and upgrade testing across Red Hat products. • Design and implement integrations between OpenShift CI and other validation tools to improve visibility, automation, and reporting. • Drive a shift-left approach to interoperability testing by enabling earlier detection of integration issues, improving developer feedback loops, and embedding Interop checks into CI workflows. • Collaborate with product teams (ACM, CNV, ODF, etc.) to co-develop test automation that reflects real customer topologies and hybrid scenarios. • Partner with UX and Product Management teams to provide actionable feedback on the integrated portfolio experience, helping shape more cohesive hybrid-product workflows. • Enhance CI/CD efficiency by optimizing workflows, improving cluster lifecycle management, and automating environment provisioning. • Develop and maintain APIs and data pipelines to track test execution, component health, and quality metrics. • Mentor and guide engineers in development best practices and scalable system design. • Drive innovation by leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini, Cursor) to improve productivity and maintainability. • Participate in design and code reviews, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, and reliability of the Interop testing platform.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience, preferably in infrastructure, automation, or distributed systems. • Strong proficiency in Python or Go, including experience building APIs, automation frameworks, or backend services. • Strong proficiency in Bash shell scripting, including best practices. • Deep understanding of Linux, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and containerization. • Familiarity with virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, CNV, Libvirt) and networking fundamentals. • Proven experience integrating with CI/CD systems (Prow, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and automating build/test pipelines. • Experience working in large, cross-functional engineering organizations. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions and mentor peers. • Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Ansible or IaC tooling (Terraform, Helm). Knowledge of open-source development practices and community collaboration. Familiarity with observability and metrics frameworks (Grafana, Prometheus). Background in test automation or quality-driven development. Certifications such as RHCE or similar.

🏖️ 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!