Senior Software Engineer
Red River•Raleigh, NC
•$157,248 - $195,680•Hybrid
About The Position
Red Hat is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. This role involves designing and developing backend features and services for large-scale distributed systems running on Kubernetes and OpenShift. You will implement backend components that support automated cluster lifecycle management, provisioning, and configuration workflows. The position permits telecommuting, with work performed within normal commuting distance from the Red Hat, LLC office in Raleigh, NC.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Communications Engineering or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
- Five (5) years of experience with: programming in Go or Python programming languages; designing and developing distributed or large-scale backend systems; developing features for Kubernetes-based platforms, including controller-runtime patterns, reconciliation loops, CRDs, and OpenShift-specific extensions such as Machine API and cluster operators; cloud-native architectures, microservices, and containerized environments; and designing, developing, and integrating backend APIs (REST or gRPC), including defining API schemas, implementing service-to-service communication, and using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
- Four (4) years of experience with: virtualization or cloud platforms, including VMware vSphere and Nutanix, as well as Prism Central and related management APIs; and working with bare-metal systems, hardware provisioning, or Linux system-level debugging.
- Three (3) years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, specifically Prow and Jenkins.
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate features that interact with virtualization and cloud platforms such as VMware vSphere (VCD/VCF), Nutanix Prism Central, and bare-metal hosts.
- Build and maintain CI/CD automation, tooling, and pipelines to support continuous delivery and testing.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues across Linux systems, Kubernetes controllers, virtualization layers, and hardware nodes.
- Design and maintain backend APIs (REST/gRPC), including schema definition, service-to-service communication, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
- Improve performance, observability, scalability, and reliability across platform components.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on architecture design, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Benefits
- Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package.
- This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
