Software Engineer

About the Job:

Red Hat's UXE Digital Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to help us develop and design software in Pune, India. 

 In this role you will help to develop the next generation of our industry leading Red Hat portals and contribute to both customer and internal systems as a part of an agile and globally distributed development team. This role expects you to be creative and motivated, proficient in building web applications, and to work in a fast-paced, distributed environment. 

As a Software Engineer, you will primarily develop and maintain web applications ( and Single Page Applications) using JavaScript & related frameworks. And also need to be proficient at building interfaces using HTML & CSS.

What will you do?

• Frontend development

  • Work with UX designers to bring UI designs from concept to implementation through rapid prototyping and evaluation of design ideas

  • Work with the development teams to gather information about system APIs and help shape the data that is available for UI consumption

  • Write high-quality code with Web Standards best practices and design patterns in mind

  • Implement UIs with clean, responsive, and accessible HTML, CSS, and Javascript as needed to support the design vision

  • Focus your attention to design details to ensure a clean and clear experience for users  through implementation of subtle interactions and affordances

  • Work closely with designers during brainstorming, design reviews, and iteration of UI improvement

  • Provide code review for team members, emphasizing coding best practices and standards

  • Scope incoming requests and design solutions

  • Produce well-designed, testable, and maintainable applications

  • Perform Root Cause Analysis of complex issues.

• Cross-functional work and delivery

  • Plan and work unsupervised on complex projects

  • Provide technical decisions on architecture of complex solutions

  • Negotiate technical decisions within various groups of stakeholders and engineers

  • Effectively communicate to stakeholders and project team members to ensure proper visibility into development efforts.

• Technical leadership

  • Innovate/Create PoC's to solve meaningful business challenges

  • Define, review & execute technical best practices

  • Recommend new technologies and approaches that can benefit the designed solutions

  • Provide code and peer reviews

  • Recommend improvement of team processes.

What will you bring?

• 3+ years of software development experience

• 2+ Experience in building web applications using HTML, CSS and Javascript/Typescript

• 2+ Experience in building scalable web applications using React/Vue.js/Nuxtjs frontend frameworks

• Experience in using REST and GraphQL API

• Knowledge of tools like Jenkins, Jira

• Experience with testing frameworks like React Testing Library to write unit test cases and e2e test cases

• Experience with development tools like Git and/or webpack

• Collaboration with Product Manager on prioritizing workload

• Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Strong communication skills

  • Strong organizational and leadership skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to communicate effectively in a global team

• Ability to influence/impact beyond immediate team

• Ability to work unsupervised in a fast-paced environment, willing to learn on your own

• Ability to create robust web applications from Visual Concepts, Wireframes, and Interactive Product Design sessions

Experience with the following are considered a plus:

• Experience with creating and maintaining back-ends using technologies like Node.js, GraphQL etc

• Experience workiing with other javascript frameworks such as Angular, Svelte etc

• Experience in developing Design Systems

• Experience working with Red Hat PatternFly

• Experience with agile development and open source projects

• Familiarity with emerging web standards like Web Components

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes etc

• Familiarity with the RHEL or other linux distributions

• Experience in software QA methodologies, tools and processes

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with Solr or any other enterprise-search platform

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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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