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Senior Backend Software Engineer, OpenShift Managed Services

Red Hat
United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Feb 2026
💰 $191,840/yr($116,270/yr$191,840/yr)

About the role

About the Job

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to join the ROSA Fleet Manager team. Fleet Manager is responsible for provisioning and life cycling Managed OpenShift services on AWS.

In this role, you will develop new features and maintain our Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform customer services. We'll need you to have excellent technical and communication skills, as you'll work closely with developers and Site Reliability Engineers within Red Hat and in the open source community. 


What you’ll do

  • Play an active part in developing various projects around OpenShift Customer services that allows customers and System Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to manage their OpenShift clusters

  • Create and guide new feature development; contribute to projects in Golang

  • Be responsible for our product quality, participate in peer code reviews, continuous integration (CI) and delivery (CD), respond to security threats

  • Coordinate with team leads, architects and other engineers on product design and architecture

  • Work with our Red Hat's global customer support team and partner support teams in resolving customer issues

  • Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini, Claude, etc), as relevant, for tasks such as brainstorming solutions, deep research, summarizing technical documentation, drafting communications, summarizing complex technical information, and enhancing problem-solving efficiency across the development lifecycle.

What you’ll have

  • 5+ years of experience working in a Linux environment with at least one language like Golang(preferred), Python, Java, or C or C++

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

  • Experience with container-related technologies (Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.), virtualization, or distributed systems

  • Experience with AWS, GCP or Azure

  • Ability to examine various technological areas deeply and deliver solutions

  • Great communication and collaboration skills, with a solid attention to detail

  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies

  • Proficient written and verbal English communication skills

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

The following is considered a plus

  • Familiarity with DevOps or SRE background

  • Open source development experience

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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 for all new parents
●    Leave benefits inc

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