APIs are the heart of Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. We are growing our control plane engineering team whose primary focus is working on the foundation of the Kubernetes API machinery - both directly in the upstream and as part of the OpenShift product. If you get excited about Custom Resource Definitions, kube-apiserver, admission, aggregation, garbage collection, priority & fairness or server-side apply, we want you on our global team. As an OpenShift engineer, you will work in one of the top Kubernetes teams industry-wide. You can help us push features forward in the upstream community and assist us in ensuring the OpenShift Kubernetes foundation is rock solid.
What you will do
- Create and guide new feature development; contribute to high profile and strategic open source projects in Kubernetes SIGs
- Create/submit patches for bug fixes and review patches from other contributors
- Continuously test your component/code on all levels and continuously improve our CI system
- Provide support for your component/code in production for internal and external customers.
- Improve current solutions and workflows; prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure-prone ones
- Communicate and work effectively with all levels of associates including senior management
- Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, and clear code where necessary
- Collaborate with other engineers across the Red Hat OpenShift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams
What you will bring
- Strong experience in an software engineering role
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
- Knowledge of Distributed Systems
- Experience with Linux operating systems
- 3-5 years of experience writing code, Go language is preferred
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis
The following are considered a plus:
- Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture
- Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift
- Record of contributing to an open source project or community including Kubernetes special interest groups (SIGs)
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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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