Senior Software Engineer - OpenShift Virtualization Windows (Ireland)

Red Hat, Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat, Inc. is seeking a skilled engineer in Dublin, Ireland, to engage with open-source communities and contribute to container and virtualization projects. In this role, you will design and develop features for KubeVirt, collaborate using Golang, and maintain high-quality software. Applicants should have at least 4 years of experience and be proficient in Golang, Python, or C/C++. The position offers opportunities to work in a diverse team and contribute to innovative technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with at least one high-level language such as Golang, Python, or C/C++.
• Hands-on experience in Windows kernel programming with knowledge of Kernel concepts.

Responsibilities

• Play an active role in Container and Virtualization related projects.
• Design, develop and enhance KubeVirt primarily focused on compute features.
• Integrate changes in projects and services into a consumable feature.

Skills

Golang

Python

C/C++

Container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Windows kernel programming

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Debugging

Tools

QEMU

KVM

OpenStack

RHV

LibVirt

Job description

As a part of a geographically distributed team you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams around the globe. In this role, you’ll also have the opportunity to engage with open‑source communities, contribute to the integration of Red Hat, open‑source, and partner technologies into a cohesive platform, and play a critical role in delivering high‑quality software to customers and open‑source ecosystems.

What you will do:

• Play an active role in Container and Virtualization related projects and communities, that is KubeVirt, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Libvirt and QEMU.
• Design, develop and enhance KubeVirt (primarily compute features) and collaborate with the community using Golang.
• Integrate changes in multiple projects and services into a consumable feature.
• Submit patches for bug fixes to the community and review patches from other members.
• Responsible for code maintenance and quality by writing unit and functional tests.
• Work with the Quality Engineering team members to ensure projects are tested correctly.
• Constantly learn and gain a deeper understanding of our offerings and current technologies.
• Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks.

What you will bring:

• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with at least one high level language, such as Golang, Python, or C/C++.
• Hands‑on experience Windows in kernel programming, knowledge of Kernel concepts (control groups and namespaces) is a big plus
• Good analytical, troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• The following are considered a plus:
• Experience with container‑orchestration development (Kubernetes / OpenShift).
• Experience with virtualization and Compute technologies (QEMU, KVM, OpenStack, RHV, VMware, LibVirt etc), distributed systems, clusters.
• Familiarity with open source software development methodologies.

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