Senior Software Engineer

Lead end-to-end technical engagements with independent software vendors (ISVs), including environment setup, architecture reviews, configuration guidance, performance testing, and issue triage to ensure successful integration with Red Hat platforms.

*Telecommuting role to be performed anywhere in the U.S.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and validation pipelines using industry best practices, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compatibility with evolving Red Hat product requirements and partner use cases.
• Build, package, test, and optimize containerized and cloud-native software on Red Hat OpenShift, including debugging deployment failures, analyzing logs, resolving performance bottlenecks, and preparing technical implementation guides.
• Conduct detailed technical reviews of partner solutions, including code analysis, deployment architecture assessments, and compliance checks against Red Hat certification standards, then document results and remediation steps.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and support teams to identify platform gaps and technical blockers, provide reproducible defect reports, and contribute code, test cases, and documentation to internal and open source projects.
• Write technical documentation, internal enablement guides, and external reference architectures to support
• partner enablement and improve repeatability of onboarding and validation processes.
• Deliver hands-on technical enablement to partners and internal teams through workshops, technical
• demonstrations, knowledge-sharing sessions, and one-on-one deep-dive support.
• Mentor software engineers by providing code reviews, architectural guidance, onboarding support, and structured feedback on engineering best practices, automation standards, and open source contribution workflows.
• Participate in open source community work, including reviewing patches, filing issues, validating upstream changes, writing contribution proposals, and maintaining ongoing collaboration with project maintainers.
• Represent Red Hat in technical forums, conferences, and partner architecture meetings by presenting validated technical patterns, sharing roadmap updates, and communicating recommended integration approaches.

What You Will Bring:

• Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related role OR Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
• Must have three (3) years of experience with: Linux containers and container registries; Golang or Python; Linux; Git; Consulting or collaborating with customers or partners on open-source cloud-native solutions; Using or operating cloud infrastructure providers; and Networking and storage fundamentals.

The salary range for this position is $157,248 - $175,000 /year. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s 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. We're 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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