Principal Software Engineer - Ansible
Red HatAbout the role
The Red Hat Ansible Engineering team (https://www.ansible.com/) is looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a focus on backend web and API development to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with a group of talented engineers helping to improve efficiency and drive results through your contributions. The ideal candidate is adaptable to change and has demonstrated not just technical leadership, but also people and project leadership.
The job’s focus will be on expanding our enterprise Ansible offering through seamless integration with other configuration management and automation tooling. Through developing and maintaining the suite of projects Ansible offers as part of the Ansible Automation Platform’s content management arm, you will play a key role in helping us develop new features that allow our applications to be used in new ways, as well as helping to deliver these new tools for Ansible content creators and users. You will work closely with engineers across the Ansible organization to deliver features that can be used across our projects.
Primary Job Responsibilities
Design, develop and test new backend features for Ansible Automation Platform
Troubleshoot bugs and regressions, working closely with Quality Engineers to deliver working and feature-complete solutions
Participate in product release cycles, deploying code to integration, staging and production environments, integrating with CI/CD tooling
Perform software updates, peer code reviews, testing, and CVE analysis
Help mentor and learn from other engineers in a highly-collaborative team environment, as well as participate in peer code reviews
Regularly participate in the team’s Agile scrum process, demos and check-ins with Product Management and other stakeholders to align on use-cases and plan new initiatives
Required Skills
Experience with the Ansible Automation Platform and/or experience with other configuration management and infrastructure as code tooling such as Hashicorp Terraform
Significant experience with Python, Django and Django REST Framework
Ability to work Hybrid from Raleigh NC, Durham NC, Boston MA or Lowell MA
Experience with Python unit and integration testing with tools such as pytest
Experience with Linux
Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Experience with utilizing container management platforms and development environments like Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker/Docker Compose
Experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins and GitHub Actions
Team leadership experience
Experience working on and even leading large-scale projects (open-source experience is a plus)
Demonstrated ability to quickly and accurately troubleshoot system and performance issues
Good communications skills, and experience working directly with and presenting to stakeholders
An aptitude for jumping in to help unblock, mentor and learn from others
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, t
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