Software Engineer, OpenShift AI

About the Job

Are you ready to join a game-changing open-source AI platform that harnesses the power of hybrid cloud to drive innovation?

The Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) team is looking for a Software Engineer with Kubernetes and MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) experience to join our rapidly growing engineering team. Our focus is to create a platform, partner ecosystem, and community by which enterprise customers can solve problems to accelerate business success using AI. This is a very exciting opportunity to build and impact the next generation of hybrid cloud MLOps platforms, contribute to the development of the RHOAI product, participate in open source communities, and be at the forefront of the exciting evolution of AI. You’ll join an ecosystem that fosters continuous learning, career growth, and professional development. 

As a core developer for one of our OpenShift AI teams, you will have the opportunity to actively participate in one of our component teams as well as the affiliated open-source communities. You will work as part of an evolving development team to rapidly design, secure, build, test, and release new capabilities. The role is primarily an individual contributor who collaborates closely with other developers and cross-functional teams. You should have a passion for working in open-source communities and for developing solutions that integrate Red Hat, open-source, and partner technologies into a cohesive platform.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the architecture, design, development, and testing of new features and solutions for RHOAI

• Contribute to cutting edge technologies, and emerging technologies like model context protocol (MCP)

• Ensure non-functional requirements including security, resiliency, and maintainability are met

• Write unit and integration tests and work with quality engineers to ensure product quality

• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing recommendations and technical knowledge with team members

• Collaborate with product management, other engineering and cross-functional teams to analyze and clarify business requirements

• Communicate effectively to stakeholders and team members to ensure proper visibility of development efforts

• 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.

• Own the implementation, upstream contribution, and open source legacy of these cutting edge technologies

• Innovate in the MLOps domain by participating in upstream communities (Kubeflow, MlMD, llama-stack)

What You Will Bring

• 2+ years of experience developing applications in Go or Python, or other language

• Experience in Kubernetes, OpenShift or other cloud-native technologies

• Ability to quickly learn and use new tools and technologies

• Experience with source code management tools such as Git

• Good system understanding and troubleshooting capabilities

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The following is considered a plus:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

• Understanding of how Open Source and Free Software communities work

• Experience with development for public cloud services (AWS, GCE, Azure)

• Experience working with or deploying MLOps platforms

The salary range for this position is $108,760.00 - $173,800.00. 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

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