Principal Software Engineer - Sovereign Cloud

Job Summary

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Principal 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 Open Shift-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.

• Play an active role in container and virtualization‑related projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat Open Shift, and Kube Virt
• 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., Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto‑completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality

• 8+ years of experience working in a Linux environment with at least one language like Golang, Python, Java, or C or C++ Expert in a container ecosystem like Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat Open Shift.
• Expert in 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
• Excellent debugging skills
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience

• Experience with cloud development
• Familiarity with virtualization, networking, or storage
• Background in Dev Ops or site reliability engineering (SRE)
• Experience with open source development

The salary range for this position is $ - $. 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.

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• 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…