About the Job

Red Hat Engineering is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Telco 5G Platform team.

You will be part of a team responsible for designing and implementing the container platform for 5G telecommunication networks, contributing to industry-leading technologies in the Kubernetes and Telecom ecosystem, for example CNCF projects, and ORAN. You will be working on industry-leading projects and technologies and breaking new ground.

As a 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 to have motivation, curiosity, passion for problem solving, and experience with Linux technologies, Kubernetes and open source development models.

What You Will Do

• Bring Telecom High Availability and small footprint concepts to the CNF platform, enabling 5G vRAN deployments

• Play an active role and contribute to multiple open source projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Open vSwitch (OVS), and Open Virtual Network (OVN)

• Troubleshoot, analyze bug root causes and provide resolutions

• Review design, enhancement proposals and patches from other members

• System level engineering and design for performance

• Work with the quality engineering team (QE) to ensure effective and complete test coverage

• Define, contribute to and collaborate on new system architectures.

• Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks

• Work across product teams to influence future directions

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience

• 2+ years of experience in a Linux environment with at least one of the following languages: Golang, Python, Java, or C/C++

• Good knowledge of Linux Kernel internals and architecture

• Ability to work with Linux Kernel developers to debug and resolve issues

• Comfortable working on large multidisciplinary problems and bringing together a diverse set of technical options to a clear path forward

• Experience with Linux system programming in a distributed telecom environment

• Multi-threaded programming and management of shared resources in complex environments

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience with virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, etc)

• Experience with Real Time Linux

• Experience with container related technologies (docker, cri-o, etcd)

• Familiarity with the wider Kubernetes and CNCF project ecosystem

• Leading or contributing to open source communities

• Previous code contributions to or participation in open source projects or code samples on GitHub

• You’re willing to wear a lot of red or a red hat

• Latency sensitive workload tuning (IEQ lines, CPU pinning, NUMA affinity, etc.)

• System and performance engineering analysis and a proven track record of unlocking performance in constrained environments

• Linux networking or SDN related development contribution

The salary range for this position is $94,550.00 - $151,170.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

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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.

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