Software Engineer - Telco 5G Platform; Precision Timing

Job Summary

Please note:

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.

You will be working on industry‑leading projects and technologies, breaking new ground specifically focused on precision timing support including the Precision Timing Protocol. As part of a geographically distributed team, you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams and open source communities around the globe. To be successful in this role, you will need motivation, curiosity, a passion for problem‑solving, and experience with Linux technologies, Kubernetes, and open source development models.

• Bring Telecom High Availability and small footprint concepts to the CNF platform, enabling 5G vRAN deployments focused on the Precision Timing Protocol.
• Play an active role and contribute to multiple open source projects and communities such as Kubernetes, Kubernetes Plumbing, and Red Hat Open Shift Troubleshoot; analyze bug root causes and provide resolutions.
• Review design, enhancement proposals, and patches from other team members.
• Work collaboratively with the quality engineering team (QE) to ensure effective and complete test coverage.
• Collaborate on defining and building new system architectures.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience.
• Experience in a Linux environment with at least one of the following languages:
  Golang, Python, or C/C++.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and research new domains.
• AI tools for developing, review, and test coverage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Plus:
  Experience with virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, etc.) and Real Time Linux.
• Plus:
  Experience with container‑related technologies (docker, cri‑o, etcd) and familiarity with the wider Kubernetes and CNCF project ecosystem.
• Plus:
  Experience with multi‑threaded programming and management of shared resources in complex environments.
• Plus:
  Latency sensitive workload tuning (IRQ lines, CPU pinning, NUMA affinity, etc.).
• Plus:
  System and performance engineering analysis.
• Plus:
  Linux networking or SDN related development contribution.
• Plus:
  Previous code contributions to or participation in open source projects or code samples on Git Hub.

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

• 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

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