Principal Software Engineer

Red Hat • Dallas, TX

36d

About The Position

The Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to focus on the ARO HCP project. In this role, you will contribute to the engineering of features related to the deployment and life cycle management of Kubernetes and Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO). You'll play a key role 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
• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini), as relevant, for tasks such as brainstorming solutions, deep research, summarizing technical documentation, drafting communications, summarizing complex technical information, and enhancing problem-solving efficiency across the development lifecycle.

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!
• Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees