About the Job:
The OKD (OpenShift Kubernetes Distribution) team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us and contribute to driving innovation through our open source community. This engineer will support the creation and maintenance of existing releases of OKD the community distribution of Kubernetes that powers Red Hat OpenShift. This engineer will need to work with the upstream OKD community and with engineering teams across the product to identify prioritize and implement updates to existing and upcoming releases to improve OKD.
What you will do
Develop features and bug fixes in Kubernetes and OKD within an agile team and as part of a global development organization.
Become responsible for our product quality participate in peer code reviews continuous integration and delivery respond to security threats
Follow the Kubernetes community and proactively implement important improvements from the project in our product.
Collaborate with our upstream community and other engineering teams to understand when changes are too risky and when they may be inappropriate for existing software release.
Mentor and lead other engineers; helping them to grow and ensuring best practices are followed to generate high quality outcomes.
Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development proactively identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling.
What you will bring
Expertise in at least one or more programming languages such as Go/Python/Java and interest to switch to language Go.
Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code).
Familiar with test-based development and agile or scrum methodologies.
Familiarity with operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) CoreOS Fedora.
Experience with container-related technologies like Docker or Kubernetes; experience with OKD is considered a plus.
Prior participation in open source community software development is a benefit.
Strong understanding of technical documentation best practices and implementation is a big plus.
Note: This role may come into contact with confidential or sensitive customer information requiring special treatment in accordance with Red Hat policies and applicable privacy laws.
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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