Principal Software Engineer - API Server (OpenShift)

Red River•Boston, MA

About The Position

About the Job APIs are at the core of both Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. We’re expanding our control plane engineering team, which builds and maintains the foundation of Kubernetes API machinery—upstream and within the OpenShift product. If technologies like CustomResourceDefinitions, kube‑apiserver, admission, aggregation, garbage collection, priority & fairness, or server‑side apply get you excited, you’ll fit right in. As a Principal OpenShift Engineer, you will be part of one of the industry’s leading Kubernetes teams. You’ll help shape major features in the upstream community while ensuring the Kubernetes core of OpenShift remains stable, scalable, and production‑ready. What you’ll do Create and guide new feature development; contribute to high profile and strategic open source projects in Kubernetes SIGs Create/submit patches for bug fixes and review patches from other contributors Continuously test your component/code on all levels and continuously improve our CI system Provide support for your component/code in production for internal and external customers. Improve current solutions and workflows; prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure-prone ones Communicate and work effectively with all levels of associates including senior management Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, and clear code where necessary Collaborate with other engineers across the Red Hat OpenShift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams What you’ll bring 8+ years of experience in a software engineering role Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience Experience with Linux operating systems 8+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent Good written and verbal communication skills in English Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis The following are considered a plus: Experience designing and implementing REST APIs Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift Knowledge of Distributed Systems Record of contributing to an open source project or community including Kubernetes special interest groups (SIGs) Graduate of computer science or software engineering or equivalent work experience Presentations skills and public speaking skills for conferences and demos Enjoys solving challenging problems and working with emerging technologies #LI-EK1 The salary range for this position is $148,540.00 - $245,050.00. 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Requirements

8+ years of experience in a software engineering role
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience with Linux operating systems
8+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture
Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift
Knowledge of Distributed Systems
Record of contributing to an open source project or community including Kubernetes special interest groups (SIGs)
Graduate of computer science or software engineering or equivalent work experience
Presentations skills and public speaking skills for conferences and demos
Enjoys solving challenging problems and working with emerging technologies

Responsibilities

Create and guide new feature development; contribute to high profile and strategic open source projects in Kubernetes SIGs
Create/submit patches for bug fixes and review patches from other contributors
Continuously test your component/code on all levels and continuously improve our CI system
Provide support for your component/code in production for internal and external customers.
Improve current solutions and workflows; prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure-prone ones
Communicate and work effectively with all levels of associates including senior management
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, and clear code where necessary
Collaborate with other engineers across the Red Hat OpenShift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams

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!

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