Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer, Ansible Automation – UI Technical Leadership

Are you a forward‑thinking front end developer with a passion for the user experience? Do you have experience delivering enterprise level applications and/or solutions to market? Do you have what it takes to drive the user experience and technical architecture for the Ansible Automation Platform? Do you thrive on cross‑functional leadership and influencing key decisions across a wide technical portfolio? If so, the Red Hat Ansible Engineering team is looking for you.

• Be the vision and technology leader for the Ansible user experience
• Work across Ansible engineering teams, stakeholders, UX Design, Patternfly and other Red Hat teams, and possibly third‑party dev teams
• Guide the user experience for the Ansible product offerings and help define the art of the possible
• Lead and influence people and projects
• Participate in product release cycles, deploying code to integration, staging and production environments, and integrating with CI/CD tooling
• Mentor and learn from other engineers, participate in peer code reviews
• Participate in the team’s Agile scrum process, demos and check‑ins with Product Management and stakeholders to align on use‑cases and plan new initiatives
• Guide and execute on our UI modernization strategy

• JavaScript, React, Type Script, CSS, HTML, Playwright
• REST APIs (using an OpenAPI spec)
• Knowledge of and working experience with AI technologies
• Experience or familiarity with the Ansible Automation Platform would be ideal
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Ability to lead, influence, and inspire
• Experience delivering enterprise level applications and/or solutions
• Significant experience with Python, Django and Django REST Framework
• Experience with Python unit and integration testing with tools such as pytest
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience with utilizing container management platforms and development environments like Kubernetes, Open Shift, and Docker/Docker Compose
• Experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins and Git Hub Actions
• Team leadership experience
• Experience working on and leading large‑scale projects (open‑source experience is a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to quickly and accurately troubleshoot system and performance issues
• Good communication skills, and experience working directly with and presenting to stakeholders
• An aptitude for jumping in to help unblock, mentor and learn from others

Salary Range: $ – $. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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.

• 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: 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…