Principal Software Engineer, OpenShift AI Lead

Red Hat; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 148,540 - 245,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

Red Hat seeks a Principal Software Engineer for OpenShift AI in Raleigh, NC. You will lead the design and development of AI-enabled components, mentor engineers, and influence architecture and CI/CD practices across teams.

You should have 8+ years in software engineering, strong Linux, Go and Python skills, experience with containerized deployments, and a track record of collaborating with open-source communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• Proven technical leadership guiding teams, architecture, and decisions.
• Strong Linux, Go, and Python expertise.
• Experience building and deploying containerized apps with CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of new AI-enabled components for RHOAI.
• Provide technical guidance and innovation to engineering and product leadership.
• Shape architecture for scalable, observable and secure OpenShift AI solutions.
• Mentor engineers and foster collaboration across open-source communities.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Go programming

Python

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Linux

LLMs usage

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Kubeflow

MLflow

OpenShift

GitHub Copilot

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Claude Code

Job description

Red Hat seeks a Principal Software Engineer for OpenShift AI in Raleigh, NC. You will lead the design and development of AI-enabled components, mentor engineers, and influence architecture and CI/CD practices across teams.

You should have 8+ years in software engineering, strong Linux, Go and Python skills, experience with containerized deployments, and a track record of collaborating with open-source communities.