Software Engineer - API Server (OpenShift)

Red River•Boston, MA

20h

About The Position

APIs are the heart of Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. We are growing our control plane engineering team whose primary focus is working on the foundation of the Kubernetes API machinery - both directly upstream and as part of the OpenShift product. If you get excited about CustomResourceDefinitions, kube-apiserver, admission, aggregation, garbage collection, priority & fairness or server-side apply, we want you on our global team. As an OpenShift engineer, you will work in one of the top Kubernetes teams industry-wide. You can help us push features forward in the upstream community and assist us in ensuring the OpenShift Kubernetes foundation is rock solid. 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 2+ 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 2+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture Good written and verbal communication skills in English Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis

Requirements

2+ 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
2+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent
Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture
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
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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