Principal Software Engineer Developer Tools, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System

Job Summary

Red Hats Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to participate in the development and implementation of our next-generation Developer Tools for the Automotive Program. This role focuses on building a seamless robust and efficient developer experience for engineers creating and deploying software onto the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System and related platforms.

You will act as technical authority driving the creation and refinement of toolsincluding IDE extensionsthat accelerate our partners ability to develop for Red Hats automotive platform.

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 development of new features within our development environment offerings to streamline remote development on the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System platform.

• Take ownership of major tool features driving them from conception through to high-quality production-ready release ensuring they meet functional requirements and performance goals.

• Implement tight integration between developer tools and core RHIVOS components.

• Engage with and contribute to relevant open-source communities (tooling containers and automotive-related projects) ensuring our productized tools align with community best practices.

• Establish and champion engineering best practices conduct thorough and thoughtful code reviews and provide expert mentorship and guidance to engineers across the global development team.

• Collaborate directly with key automotive partners and internal field teams to understand complex user requirements and translate them into practical high-impact tool functionality.

• Ensure high standards of quality by implementing robust unit integration and end-to-end tests for all delivered tooling components.

• Experience with UI design as we anticipate some front-end work on our tooling interfaces.

What You Will Bring

• 8 years of professional experience in software engineering with a significant focus on developer tooling IDEs or high-level platform enablement.

• Expertise in at least one object-oriented language (e.g. Go Python) and advanced proficiency in technologies like TypeScript/JavaScript and .

• Proven experience designing and developing VS Code extensions plugins or similar IDE integration components (e.g. Eclipse IntelliJ).

• Deep practical understanding of the Linux ecosystem containerization technologies (Kubernetes OpenShift Podman/Docker) and experience with cloud-native or edge computing platforms.

• Experience with UI design as we anticipate some front-end work on our tooling interfaces.

• Strong technical leadership with a demonstrated ability to drive complex cross-team technical initiatives and mentor other developers.

• Excellent communication presentation and collaboration skills capable of engaging effectively with engineering teams product management and external partners.

The Following are Considered a Plus

• Direct experience with embedded systems automotive development tools or in-vehicle software deployment and testing.

• A solid understanding of networking virtualization and distributed systems implementation.

• Recognized contributions to major open-source projects or developer tool communities.

• Experience with UI development using React and/or PatternFly.

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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.

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