Senior Software Engineer

About the Job

The OS Platform team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on the integration of components that enable running AI workloads on top of a RHEL based operating system appliance. In this role, you will be instrumental in unifying diverse elements into the polished, consumable end product.

Your responsibilities will encompass the development of Python tooling for building Python wheels, RPM packaging, and orchestration of GitLab pipelines. This involves designing and implementing automated workflows, with various jobs articulated in both Python and shell scripts, leveraging containerized environments.

The team is also responsible for providing support to the Red Hat AI teams that leverage our components. Previous experience with Fedora-based operating systems are highly desirable, as well as experience with packaging (rpms and Python). Experience with bootc or Image Mode RHEL would be a big plus.

What we expect you to bring is a passion for both Open Source software and its communities, as well as a desire to contribute to Red Hat’s mission to help customers bring AI to their data.

What you will do:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of software to deliver RHEL AI as an Operating System Appliance.

• Work closely with teams within AI Engineering, where collaboration opportunities present themselves

• Adhere to architectural and design principles that help improve overall development within the group

• Learn the architectural concepts that are key to the development of our AI product portfolio

• Contribute to product quality for our product set by looking to continuously improve process and coding standards

• Mentor more junior members of the team and help expand their skills 

• Look for opportunities to contribute to upstream AI/ML communities that are relevant to our product offerings.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for AI integration within the software development lifecycle, driving continuous improvement and innovation in engineering practices; share use cases for successful experiments with stakeholders for broader use.

• 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:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong background in Python and background in C, C++, Go or Rust.

• Proficiency in RHEL or other Linux distributions

• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills with a focus on root cause analysis

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience in the utilization of 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.

• Experience or knowledge of bootc and Image Mode RHEL

• Experience with technology for deploying and administering RHEL

• Experience with test-base development and agile

• Experience with Kubernetes

• Contributions to open source projects (packaging, development)

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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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