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The AI Core Components organization part of AI Engineering is looking for individuals with a passion for Open Source automation and helping grow the impact of Red Hats AI offerings for our customers and the the position of Principal Software Engineer you will work with a diverse team of highly motivated engineers on solving complex challenges by designing implementing and productizing the RHEL AI product. Your focus will be on deep integration of the AI stack with hardware accelerators from leading vendors. This position enables you to impact Red Hats rapidly growing AI/ML family of products directly.
If you enjoy working in a rapidly growing dynamic environment where each day provides interesting challenges and opportunities this might be just the place for you. You will work together closely with Product Management other engineering teams within Red Hat as well as our partners and key customers.
At Red Hat our commitment to open source innovation extends beyond our products - its embedded in how we work and grow. Red Hatters embrace change especially in our fast-moving technological landscape and have a strong growth mindset. Thats 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.
What you will do
Design and lead the development and implementation of software for our AI development platform with a focus on leveraging the power of hardware accelerators.
Be an owner of product quality for our product set by looking to continuously improve process and coding standards
Work closely with Engineering Product Management and Support stakeholders to prioritize features and bugs during all phases of development
Participate in the interaction with relevant hardware partners with a focus on getting key functionality included in their roadmap
Develop architectural and design principles with an eye on performance resilience scalability security technology constraints and comprehensibility.
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.
Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development proactively identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling.
Communicate architectural concepts and decisions to various audiences
Be a coach and mentor to more junior members of the team and help expand their skills sets
What you will bring
Strong experience with RHEL or other Linux distributions
Strong experience with software development with programming languages such as Python Go or similar
Problem solving and troubleshooting skills with a focus on root cause analysis
Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes/OpenShift and Podman
Hands-on learning and demonstrable experience with implementing and owning complex features individually and in collaboration with others
Bonus Skills
Previous experience with hardware acceleration either generic GPU experience or specific ones such as CUDA and ROCm
Knowledge of AI frameworks such as PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration
Understanding of Open Source development models
Experience with test-base development and agile/scrum methodologies
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About Red Hat
Red Hat is the worlds 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. Were 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.
Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hats culture is built on the open source principles of transparency collaboration and inclusion where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized it empowers people from different backgrounds perspectives and experiences to come together to share ideas challenge the status quo and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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