Principal Software Engineer

Company Description

At Red Hat, we connect an innovative community of customers, partners, and contributors to deliver an open source stack of trusted, high-performing solutions. We offer cloud, Linux, middleware, virtualization, and AI technologies, together with award-winning global customer support, consulting, and implementation services. Red Hat is a rapidly-growing company supporting more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies.

Job Summary

AI Platform Core Components drive Red Hat’s contribution to key open source AI communities. We work on PyTorch, vLLM, Triton and their many dependent and related projects. Our mission is to support and foster these communities, as well as productise them as part of RHEL AI and OpenShift AI.

The OS Platform team is looking for a Software Engineer to work on the integration of RHEL AI into a RHEL based operating system appliance. You will be responsible for bringing all the pieces of RHEL AI together into the end product our customers will consume. The team is also responsible for the administrator experience of installing, updating and monitoring the RHEL AI operating system. Previous experience with Fedora-based operating systems are highly desirable, and 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.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• 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 product set

Required Skills

• Experience with RHEL or other Linux distributions

• Experience with software development with programming languages such as Python, Go or similar

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

Bonus Skills

• Experience or knowledge of bootc and Image Mode RHEL

• Experience with technology for deploying and administering RHEL

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration

• Understanding of Open Source development models

• Experience with test-base development and agile/scrum methodologies

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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