Principal Software Engineer- Foreman Team

Red River; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 152,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Flexible work environments

Job summary

Red Hat Foreman team is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade systems that manage infrastructure at scale. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive innovation while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Foreman supports provisioning on hypervisors and cloud services, with an active upstream community.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux OS at user level.
• DevOps experience: container files, tests, CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work with a geographically distributed team with minimal supervision.
• Deep experience using and operating Linux.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab pipelines or similar CI/CD systems.
• Extensive experience in building and scaling complex software systems.
• Proven track record in Agile development environments.
• Hands-on experience with the upstream Foreman community.
• Strong container tech experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Experience designing and implementing AI/ML solutions, including AI agents.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Ruby, Go, or Java.
• Experience with REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Deep understanding of software design principles and system architecture.
• Strong collaboration across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure features for Red Hat Satellite.
• Drive architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy across components and teams.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and cross-functional groups to deliver impactful solutions.
• Contribute to upstream communities, aligning downstream product development with upstream innovation.
• Champion Agile practices and improve delivery quality and efficiency.
• Design and implement containerized solutions using Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Lead initiatives applying AI/ML to improve development workflows and automation.
• Mentor senior engineers and promote technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, security, and maintainability.
• Review and test contributions from community members.
• Perform live demos of work to project users and developers.
• Drive end-to-end development of complex functionality from design to testing and presentation.

Skills

Linux

DevOps

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

GitLab Pipelines

Python

Ruby

Go

REST APIs

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AI/ML

Distributed Systems

Agile

English Communication

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

Foreman

OpenShift

Ruby on Rails

REST API design

Job description

Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The Red Hat Foreman (https://theforeman.org/) team is looking for a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer. In this role, you will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade systems that manage and automate infrastructure at scale. You will play a key role in shaping architecture, driving innovation, and mentoring engineers, while working closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment. Foreman is a systems management solution in Ruby on Rails. We are a distributed team of engineers from all around the world. Our fully open-sourced stack includes the following technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Sinatra. Foreman supports provisioning on hypervisors such as VMware, kubevirt, libvirt, cloud services like AWS, GCE, Azure and security compliance framework OpenSCAP. Foreman project has an active community of contributors outside of Red Hat too. You’ll have an opportunity to work on real-life issues of an enterprise product with thousands of users.

What you will do:

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance features for Red Hat Satellite.
• Drive architectural decisions and influence long-term technical strategy across components and teams.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and cross-functional teams to define and deliver impactful solutions.
• Actively contribute to and engage with upstream communities (especially Foreman), aligning downstream product development with upstream innovation.
• Champion Agile practices and help teams continuously improve delivery, quality, and efficiency.
• Design and implement containerized solutions leveraging modern container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Lead initiatives in applying AI/ML, including designing and building AI agents to improve development workflows, automation, and product capabilities.
• Mentor and guide senior engineers, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, security, and maintainability.
• Review and test contributions from community members
• Performing live demos of your work on regular basis to project users and developers
• Drive the end to end development of complex functionality, which includes design, implementation, testing, presentation.

What you will bring:

• Experience with Linux OS on user level
• DevOps skills: from writing Container Files to adding tests to maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal local supervision as a part of a geographically distributed team.
• Deep experience using and operating Linux.
• Experience with GitHub actions, GitLab pipelines or similar CI/CD systems
• Extensive experience in software engineering, with a strong track record in building and scaling complex systems.
• Proven experience working in Agile development environments.
• Hands-on experience with the upstream Foreman community (development, contributions, or collaboration).
• Strong experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Experience designing and implementing AI/ML solutions, including building AI agents or automation systems.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Java.
• Experience with REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Deep understanding of software design principles, system architecture, and performance optimization.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across globally distributed teams.

Plus:

• Prior experience working on infrastructure management or lifecycle management platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with Red Hat technologies and ecosystem.
• Contributions to open-source projects beyond Foreman.
• Networking or Linux administration skills, experience with configuration management
• Programmatic/user knowledge of VMware or other hypervisor/cloud provider

The salary range for this position is $151,510.00 - $249,950.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

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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.

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