About the Job:
Were seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on AIdriven automation to join the Red Hat Ansible Team in Bangalore this position youll help shape the nextgeneration engine that powers both traditional and agentic automation workflows.
Youll work closely with engineers designers and product managers to architect build and maintain a new AIenhanced automation experience. Youll also leverage AI tools throughout the development lifecycle and play an active role in determining how these tools can best support the team.
As part of the Ansible organization youll collaborate with a global engineering team to deliver new features and products for the Ansible portfolio contribute to opensource initiatives and engage with Ansibles partners and community.
What you will do
Explore prototype and deliver AIassisted automation workflows integrated into the Ansible ecosystem
Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning standups retrospectives) and work with your team to meet sprint goals
Collaborate with engineers designers and product managers to build a scalable highperformance AIdriven automation service using Agile/Scrum practices
Partner with the broader Ansible engineering group to drive crossteam initiatives
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
What you will bring
5 years of relevant experience in Software Engineering
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent working experience
Strong programming skills in Python; experience with FastAPI Pydantic Alembic and Temporal is a plus
A strong interest in AI/ML technologies and how they can enhance automation workflows
Experience building scalable highperforming enterprise software in an iterative Agile/Scrum environment
Handson experience using LLMs in software development ideally including model tuning prompt engineering machine learning and NLP
Solid understanding of software engineering best practices: testing CI/CD version control (git) and code reviews
Strong communication and collaboration skills comfortable working with distributed teams
The following is considered a plus:
Experience with Typescript React Node JS or other scripting languages
Familiarity with Langchain LangGraph LLamaStack and Agentic AI
Familiarity with AIassisted coding tools such as Claude Code SpecKit LangChain or LangGraph
Knowledge of Ansible infrastructure automation or configuration management (either as a user or contributor)
Opensource contributions are a bonus
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.
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