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Senior Software Engineer

Red Hat
United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 May 2025
💰 $191,840/yr($116,270/yr$191,840/yr)

About the role

Job Summary:

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us in Raleigh NC, Durham NC, or Lowell MA. In this role, you will contribute to the engineering of features related to the deployment and life cycle management of Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV). You'll play a specific part in enhancing our offering, through upstream development, to delivery

What you will do:

  • Play an active role in container and virtualization-related projects and communities like Forklift, Red Hat OpenShift, and KubeVirt

  • Create and guide new feature development; contribute to open-source projects in Golang, Ansible and Python 

  • Coordinate with team leads, architects, and other engineers on the design and architecture of our work

  • 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

What you will bring:

  • Advanced experience working in a Linux environment, GitHub with at least one language like Golang (preferred).

  • Experience with Microsoft Windows

  • Experience with microservices architectures and concepts including scale, APIs, versioning, monitoring, etc.

  • Knowledge of Virtualization technologies such as KVM and virt-v2v.

  • User-level familiarity with vSphere, RHV, or OpenStack

  • Ability to examine various technological areas deeply and deliver solutions

  • Debugging skills

  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience

The following are considered a plus:

  • Experience with a container ecosystem like Docker, Kubernetes, or Red Hat OpenShift.

  • Experience with cloud development

  • Admin-level familiarity with vSphere, RHV or OpenStack

  • Familiarity with operator framework, networking, or storage

  • Experience with Ansible

  • Experience with Kubernetes build system (Bazel)  

  • Experience with open-source development

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The salary range for this position is $116,270.00 - $191,840.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. 

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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

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