Principal Software Engineer Openshift AI

Job Summary:

Join the Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) team as a Principal Software Engineer and contribute to a transformative open-source AI platform. We're seeking an individual with Kubernetes and MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) experience to help build and expand our hybrid cloud MLOps platform. This is a unique opportunity to innovate, contribute to open-source communities, and drive the future of AI. You'll be part of an ecosystem that prioritizes continuous learning, career growth, and professional development.

As a core developer, you'll actively participate in one of our OpenShift AI component teams and their affiliated open-source communities. You'll be responsible for rapidly designing, securing, building, testing, and releasing new capabilities. This individual contributor role involves close collaboration with other developers and cross-functional teams. We're looking for someone passionate about open-source and dedicated to integrating Red Hat, open-source, and partner technologies into a unified platform.

Red Hat's commitment to open-source innovation extends to our work culture. We embrace change in the fast-moving tech landscape and encourage a strong growth mindset. Our teams are empowered to ethically leverage AI to streamline workflows, reduce complexity, and boost efficiency, allowing them to focus on higher-impact work and create innovative solutions for our customers.

What you will do:

• Lead the architecture and implementation of new features and solutions for RHOAI

• Drive MLOps/LLMOps innovation through active participation in upstream communities

• Provide technical vision and leadership for critical and high-impact projects

• Ensure non-functional requirements like security, resiliency, and maintainability are met

• Write, maintain, and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure product quality, performance, and security

• Utilize CI/CD best practices to deliver solutions as productization efforts into RHOAI

• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing recommendations and technical knowledge

• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and cross-functional teams to clarify business requirements

• Effectively communicate development progress to stakeholders and team members

• Provide thoughtful and prompt code reviews

• Represent RHOAI in external engagements, including industry events, customer meetings, and open-source communities

• Mentor, influence, and coach a distributed team of engineers

• Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development, identifying opportunities for integration into existing workflows and tooling

• Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions

• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini) for tasks such as brainstorming solutions, deep research, summarizing technical documentation, drafting communications, and enhancing problem-solving efficiency

What you will bring:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience developing applications in Go, Python, or other relevant languages

• Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, or other cloud-native technologies

• Ability to quickly learn and guide others on new tools and technologies

• Proficiency with source code management tools like Git

• Proven innovation skills and a passion for staying at the forefront of technology

• Excellent system understanding and troubleshooting capabilities.

• Autonomous work ethic, thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Technical leadership acumen in a global team setting

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The following is considered a plus:

• While a Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related discipline is valued, we prioritize practical experience and technical prowess

• Understanding of how Open Source and Free Software communities operate

• Experience with development for public cloud services (AWS, GCE, Azure)

• Experience working with or deploying MLOps platforms

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About Red Hat

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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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