Principal Software Engineer- Openshift Serverless - Red Hat

About the job:

Make a difference in the world of serverless architecture supporting AI model serving. Red Hat OpenShift Serverless Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will contribute to the development and operation of Serverless and event driven applications running on OpenShift, leveraging Red Hat's portfolio of components. You will work in the upstream CNCF communities and on our OpenShift layered products. You'll need to have the ability to think creatively, adapt to rapid change and have the willingness to learn new things. Occasional travel may be required to present and evangelize Red Hat's involvement with Knative and other upstream projects, along with the occasional offsite meeting.

What will you do?

• Provide complex contributions to upstream projects like Knative, Kubernetes, KEDA, Kserve, CloudEvents, BuildPacks, Red Hat OpenShift and help technically mentor other team members

• Work in the upstream community to expand the Knative ecosystem (eg. API design, specifications, controllers, testing)

• Contribute to the Red Hat Operators

• Contribute to the development of design patterns, tooling, and best practice guides for developing serverless components

• Work with other team members on tooling, and processes such as CI/CD and productization

• Interact with globally distributed open source project teams, and communities

• Collaborate with the Product Manager, as well as the Quality Engineering, Program Management, and Documentation teams

• Evangelize upstream projects and Red Hat offerings through conference talks, blog posts, articles etc.

What will you bring?

• 5+ years of software development experience

• Advanced programming experience ideally in Go

• Experience with containers and Kubernetes platform development

• Solid understanding of the principles of reliable distributed systems

• Written and verbal English communication skills

• Passion for open source software, positive attitude, and a desire to share ideas openly

• Other tools a candidate should be familiar and comfortable with include: Git, Github/Pull Requests, JIRA, Linux, CI Systems

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience with networking technology like Istio or Envoy is considered

• Experience working on a distributed team with an agile methodology

• Experience with other cloud vendors and technologies, particularly Azure Functions, AWS, or GKE is recommended

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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