Red Hat is hiring a Principal Software Maintenance Engineer to define and architect the long-term technical strategy for how Red Hat OpenShift is serviced and supported. In this role, you will set the vision for product maintenance across the organization, operating within a culture built on open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion.
What You'll Do
- Anticipate and prevent critical, systemic issues by architecting solutions and processes that eliminate entire classes of failures.
- Own the architectural roadmap and technical integrity of maintenance streams across the OpenShift portfolio.
- Lead the strategy for complex CVE and bug fix resolutions, designing automated tooling and scalable backporting processes.
- Act as a key technical advisor to product management, QE, and release engineering leadership.
- Serve as the ultimate escalation point for the most complex and ambiguous technical failures.
- Architect the overarching testing and CI strategy for product maintenance.
- Mentor senior engineers and tech leads across the organization.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
- Ten (10) years of experience with Linux system administration, including configuration, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
- Seven (7) years of experience with: Kubernetes architecture and design; diagnosing and resolving OpenShift or Kubernetes issues; and software engineering workflow automation.
- Five (5) years of experience with: OpenShift architecture and use cases; Patch backporting, including adapting upstream fixes to older code branches; and mentoring team members.
Technical Stack
- Linux
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $131,420 - $216,870/year
- May be eligible for equity
- Flexible work environments: in-office, office-flex, to fully remote
Work Mode
This role is open to candidates across the U.S. and offers flexible work modes.
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.
