Principal Software Engineer – Red Hat OpenShift AI

About the job

Are you ready to create open hybrid and intelligent solutions Join the Red Hat OpenShift AI team!

Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) delivers a powerful suite of technologies designed for AI Engineers Data Scientists and MLOps professionalscovering model development model serving data pipelines Kubeflow components and Kubernetes operator development. The platform continues to evolve rapidly expanding into new areas at an impressive pace.

By combining the strength of open source innovation with the latest advances in AI and hybrid cloud RHOAI empowers organizations to build scale and operationalize AI solutions with unmatched flexibility and value.

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

• Lead the design and development of new component solutions for RHOAI.

• Provide technical guidance and innovation insights to engineering and product leadership.

• Contribute to the architecture and design of RHOAI ensuring scalability reliability and an exceptional user experience.

• Define and implement policies that ensure RHOAI components are observable secure and scalable.

• Design cross-cutting plans to ensure consistent implementation across teams and components.

• Apply CI/CD best practices to develop and deliver high-quality software solutions.

• Contribute to and collaborate with upstream communities such as Kubeflow MLflow Kubernetes ensuring smooth integration and operation on OpenShift.

• Represent Red Hat by presenting at OpenShift/Kubernetes and AI/ML-related conferences and by engaging in internal and external AI/ML communities of practice.

• Collaborate with open source communities to evaluate emerging AI ML and data technologies and create integration examples with RHOAI.

• Mentor and guide engineers fostering technical excellence and open collaboration.

• Experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development identifying opportunities to enhance existing workflows and tools.
  

What you will bring

• 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering

• Proven experience in a technical leadership role demonstrating the ability to guide teams provide technical direction and influence decisions .

• Proven innovation skills and a passion for technology.

• Strong software architecture background ensuring consistency and technical excellence across the technology stack.

• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English.

• Solid understanding of the Linux operating system.

• Strong experience with the Go programming language.

• Demonstrated expertise in Python.

• Experience building and deploying containerized applications including operator-based install and upgrade processes.

• Deep understanding of open source software communities and collaboration models.

• Knowledge of Kubernetes architecture operators and controllers.

• Experience troubleshooting complex issues in distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience developing for public cloud services (AWS GCP Azure).

• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g. Google Gemini) 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.

• 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.

The following are considered a plus:

• Security background or experience integrating security best practices.

• Knowledge of the Prometheus monitoring stack.

• Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

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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.

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 including disability paid family medical leave and paid military leave
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan family planning reimbursement tuition reimbursement transportation expense account employee assistance program and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.

Inclusion at Red Hat
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