Senior Software Engineer - Sovereign Cloud

Job Summary
The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us, focusing on the sovereign cloud project. In this role, you will design and build a high-scale, multi-tenant cloud platform that abstracts complex isolation, quota management, and jurisdictional compliance into a seamless experience—powering sovereign OpenShift-as-a-Service, VM-as-a-Service and Model-as-a-Service (AI) offerings. You'll play a specific part in defining the architecture for Kubernetes deployment infrastructure and in developing our offerings from inception, through upstream development, to delivery.

What you will do:
  • Play an active role in container and virtualization-related projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and KubeVirt
  • Create and guide new feature development; contribute to open source projects in Golang, Python
  • Coordinate with team leads, architects, and other engineers on the design and architecture of our offerings
  • Become responsible for the quality of our offerings, participate in peer code reviews and continuous integration (CI), and respond to security threats
  • Work with Red Hat's Global Customer Support team and partner support teams on resolving customer issues
  • Work with the Quality Engineering (QE) team to ensure that projects are tested correctly
  • Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks
  • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI frameworks, and leverage those in your day to day work
  • Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality
What you will bring:
  • 5+ years of experience working in a Linux environment with at least one language like Golang, Python, Java, or C or C++
  • Experience with a container ecosystem like Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift.
  • Experience with microservices architectures and concepts including APIs, versioning, monitoring, etc.
  • Ability to examine various technological areas deeply and deliver solutions
  • Experience with AI frameworks and tooling
  • Technical leadership acumen in a global team environment
  • Debugging skills
  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience
The following are considered a plus:
  • Experience with cloud development
  • Familiarity with virtualization, networking, or storage
  • Background in DevOps or site reliability engineering (SRE)
  • Experience with open source development
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The salary range for this position is $133,650.00 - $220,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
Pay Transparency
Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.
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.
Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Red Hat and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.
Red Hat supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job application, email
application-assistance@redhat.com
. General inquiries, such as those regarding the status of a job application, will not receive a reply.
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