Principal Software Engineer - Sovereign Cloud

Red River•Boston, MA

About The Position

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join us, focusing on the sovereign cloud project. In this role, you will design and build a high-scale, multi-tenant cloud platform that abstracts complex isolation, quota management, and jurisdictional compliance into a seamless experience—powering sovereign OpenShift-as-a-Service, VM-as-a-Service and Model-as-a-Service (AI) offerings. You'll play a specific part in defining the architecture for Kubernetes deployment infrastructure and in developing our offerings from inception, through upstream development, to delivery.

Requirements

8+ years of experience working in a Linux environment with at least one language like Golang, Python, Java, or C or C++
Expert in a container ecosystem like Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift.
Expert in microservices architectures and concepts including APIs, versioning, monitoring, etc.
Ability to examine various technological areas deeply and deliver solutions
Experience with AI frameworks and tooling
Technical leadership acumen in a global team environment
Excellent debugging skills
Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud development
Familiarity with virtualization, networking, or storage
Background in DevOps or site reliability engineering (SRE)
Experience with open source development

Responsibilities

Play an active role in container and virtualization-related projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and KubeVirt
Create and guide new feature development; contribute to open source projects in Golang, Python.
Coordinate with team leads, architects, and other engineers on the design and architecture of our offerings
Become responsible for the quality of our offerings, participate in peer code reviews and continuous integration (CI), and respond to security threats
Work with Red Hat's Global Customer Support team and partner support teams on resolving customer issues
Work with the Quality Engineering (QE) team to ensure that projects are tested correctly
Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks
Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI frameworks, and leverage those in your day to day work
Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality

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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