Senior Software Engineer - API Server; OpenShift

Position: Senior Software Engineer - API Server (OpenShift)

About the job

APIs sit at the core of both Kubernetes and Red Hat Open Shift. We’re expanding our control plane engineering team, which focuses on building and advancing the foundation of Kubernetes API machinery—both in the upstream community and within the Open Shift product. If you’re energized by technologies like Custom Resource Definitions , kube-apiserver, admission, aggregation, garbage collection, priority & fairness, or server-side apply, we’d love to have you on our global team.

As a Senior Open Shift Engineer, you’ll join one of the most respected Kubernetes engineering groups in the industry. You’ll help drive feature development in the upstream ecosystem while ensuring that the Kubernetes core of Open Shift remains reliable, scalable, and production-ready.

What you’ll 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 Open Shift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with Linux operating systems
• 5+ years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
• Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture
• Experience working with Red Hat Open Shift
• Knowledge of Distributed Systems
• Record of contributing to an open source project or community including Kubernetes special interest groups (SIGs)
• Graduate of computer science or software engineering or equivalent work experience
• Presentations skills and public speaking skills for conferences and demos
• Enjoys solving challenging problems and working with emerging technologies

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $ - $. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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…