Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

The Red Hat User Experience Design (UXD) team is looking for a Frontend Engineer specializing in CSS. In this role, you will build and maintain the architectural CSS layer for PatternFly, Red Hat’s open source design system. You’ll ensure that the UI code used across Red Hat product interfaces remains scalable, accessible, and visually consistent. You will guide the evolution of our styling strategy to meet new global standards and support emerging AI initiatives.

What you’ll do

• Partner with interaction and visual designers to translate complex concepts into reusable, production-ready CSS.

• Build and maintain theming layers to provide a unified experience across the Red Hat portfolio.

• Implement accessible code patterns that meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

• Collaborate with upstream open source communities to align visuals and reduce engineering effort across product teams.

• Review code contributions from the community to ensure they meet the system’s standards for performance and maintainability.

• Guide the adoption of PatternFly across distributed product teams to prevent user interface fragmentation.

What you’ll bring

• Proficient at building complex layouts and components using modern CSS, including Custom Properties, Grid, and Flexbox.

• Competent in using CSS pre-processors like Sass or PostCSS to manage large-scale design systems.

• Exceptional attention to detail when translating visual designs into functional code.

• Solid understanding of web accessibility standards and how to implement them in a component library.

• Expert communication skills for collaborating with globally distributed designers and engineers.

• Direct experience with component-driven development in environments like React or Web Components is a plus.

• Familiarity with Git and open source development workflows is a plus.

• Practical experience working within an Agile framework is a plus.

• Proficiency in utilizing LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini), as relevant, for tasks such as brainstorming solutions, deep research, summarizing technical documentation, drafting communications, summarizing complex technical information, and enhancing problem-solving efficiency across the development lifecycle.

• Comfort proactively using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.

• Willingness to explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development. Proactively identify opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling.

Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. 

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. 

Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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