About the job
The Engineering team is looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to gain practical experience with open source and Red Hat products during a summer internship to join us as a Software Engineer Research Intern. In this role, you will work in an environment where diverse perspectives are invited, the best ideas are valued, and people feel empowered to contribute. Freedom and courage are two of our core values, which is why you'll need to be comfortable taking risks and exploring the unknown. But being a Red Hatter isn't just about being brave, it's also about demonstrating commitment and sticking to it.
What you will do

• Work on Fedora OS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) OS
• Interact with the entire Engineering team
• Interact with Product Management and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams
• Work with the CTO office as needed to improve OS software
• Support customers, students, and researchers
• Help develop tools and software to address issues and enhancement requests
• Work to improve the overall quality and functionality of the operating system software

What you will bring

• Ability to work full time Jan-June or July-Dec; may be remote or in-person in the Westford or Boston, MA office
• Knowledge of UNIX and Linux operating system in any distribution
• Coding experience with C or Python
• Good written and verbal communication skills

The following will be considered a plus:

• Previous code contributions to open source projects or code samples on GitHub
• Ansible
• Kubernetes experience
• Experience with JavaScript, Bash scripting, Rust
• Participation in other open source projects and communities

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.