Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary

Do you want to work in a team where learning new things is a daily routine? Do you want to be part of the AI movement that is shaping the IT industry? Become a member of a team that will play a critical role in infusing Red Hat products with generative AI. Our aim is to develop a platform other teams at Red Hat will use to quickly and easily develop virtual assistants for Red Hat products and we seek an engineer who will help us make this happen. Be prepared to work in a highly distributed environment which is largely unshaped and very fast paced, adding a bit of startup freshness and agility to our corporate stability. In this role, you will have a leading role in designing architecture and delivering implementation of a generative AI client platform. You will also be part of a broader ecosystem which will give Red Hat customers and the open source community the ability to be self-sufficient in deploying and operating virtual assistants for Red Hat products. As such, we need highly collaborative and self-driven individuals who seek to have a broad impact.

• Leadership in architectural designs, technology choices as well as setting and meeting high bar for quality that will impact adoption by a very diverse group of internal consumers.

• Participation in team organization that will enable efficient fast-paced development

• Participation in developing features, fixing bugs, mitigating security threads, reviewing code and writing tests for the ROAD project

• Familiarity with open-source development process

• Designing and implementing automated test cases

• Ensuring test plans for the code you create exist and that documentation is correct

• Exercising customer centricity to deliver results which other teams will want to use.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with distributed teams.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent related work experience

• Experience with generative AI, at minimum as advanced user level

• Understanding the elementary concepts of generative AI like prompt tuning, prompt engineering, RAG, tokenization, chunking

• Experience with distributed version control systems like Git

• 2+ years of experience developing software in Python or similar high level language

• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies with minimal guidance; willingness to learn and work with new technologies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with distributed teams.

Preferred skills

• Experience working with vector databases

• Experience designing, developing, troubleshooting and testing multi-agent architecture

• Experience working with langchain or other similar technology for virtual assistant development

Pay Transparency

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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.

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. 

Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s 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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