Senior Software Engineer - Rust

Red River • Raleigh, NC

1d • Remote

About The Position

At Red Hat, we believe open source is the best way to build software. We are guided by four core values: Freedom, Courage, Commitment, and Accountability. We are looking for a Rust Software Engineer (or Senior SWE) to join the team behind the Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal. This isn't just a "backend" role; it is a systems-focused Product Engineering role. You will be responsible for ensuring that our knowledge base remains accessible, performant, and reliable in environments where connectivity is a luxury, not a given. As part of the Offline Knowledge Portal team, you will own the lifecycle of the product. This means you won't just write code—you will ensure that code reaches production and performs flawlessly at every layer. At Red Hat, our commitment to open source innovation extends beyond our products - it’s embedded in how we work and grow. Red Hatters embrace change – especially in our fast-moving technological landscape – and have a strong growth mindset. That's why we encourage our teams to proactively, thoughtfully, and ethically use AI to simplify their workflows, cut complexity, and boost efficiency. This empowers our associates to focus on higher-impact work, creating smart, more innovative solutions that solve our customers' most pressing challenges.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and scaling applications, with a clear history of making sound architectural decisions.
• Experience solving problems at the systems level, with a deep understanding of how to work within systems constraints where CPU, memory, network, or disk is limited.
• Strong Linux skills
• Responsible use of coding agents as an extension of your own rigor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with distributed teams.
• Strong skills with container security scanning and mitigation.
• Skilled with podman or docker, kubernetes, building and running container images.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred, but we recognize that expertise comes in many forms.
• We value a proven track record of technical rigor demonstrated through your professional portfolio, open-source contributions, or complex systems you’ve shipped.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain core product features using Rust, focusing on safety, concurrency, and performance.
• Collaborate with the team on release engineering to ensure production releases are timely, secure, and stable.
• Optimize the product at all layers—from the developer workflow and build pipelines to low level system performance.
• Present your work to stakeholders, translating technical complexity into clear product narratives.
• Build the tools you need to improve your work, including documenting your work.

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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree