Senior Engineer - Research

Job Responsibilities

• Work with Red Hat engineers and research project teams to develop, test, deploy and operate software for distributed research environments built  with OpenShift, OpenStack, OpenShift AI, InstructLab and other open source software.

• Work with Red Hat product development teams to explore and help transition selected new functionality into supported products

• Develop, deploy, upgrade, monitor and troubleshoot software in research environments such as the Mass Open Cloud Alliance, as well as other university research computing environments in North America

• Identify, track and resolve issues as part of a worldwide development team analyzing distributed systems and data using GitOps techniques and tools

• Contribute software to open source projects to help advance research computing

• As part of the CTO office, write, speak and promote software development research projects, as well as student-oriented development and education activities such as hackathons, tutorials and independent student projects.

Requirements

• Software development experience with multiple programming languages (C++, Python, Go) 

• Experience with software development for distributed systems and AI systems, particularly accelerators, virtual machines and containers

• Deep expertise in at least one broad technical area (e.g. operating systems), with a demonstrated understanding of subsystems and their interactions in real-world use

• Ability to decompose large complex systems and development tasks and work as a technical leader in a distributed team to release new functionality and resolve issues with deployed systems

• Experience maintaining and contributing to linux software (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, or Fedora preferred)

• Detailed understanding of Agile software development processes

• Detailed knowledge of development tools, repository management, and CI/CD platforms such as Ansible

• Experience working with users and design engineers in a research or production computing environment

• Demonstrated ability to work with independence on software design and implementation, while providing technical leadership and some mentoring to a larger team of developers and system engineers

• Good oral and written communications

• PhD, Master’s or Bachelor’s degree, with work or academic project experience

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. 

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