Red Hat · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $245K/yrRed 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. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the user experience and technical architecture for the Ansible Automation Platform, influencing cross-functional teams and driving the vision for enterprise automation solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechLinuxOpen SourceOperating SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
Be the vision and technology leader for the Ansible user experience
Work across Ansible engineering teams, with stakeholders, UX Design, Patternfly (our design language), as well as other teams in Red Hat, and possibly 3rd party dev teams
Responsible for guiding the user experience for the Ansible product offerings. This may entail collectively defining the art of possible
Lead and influence people and projects
Participate in product release cycles, deploying code to integration, staging and production environments, integrating with CI/CD tooling
Help mentor and learn from other engineers in a highly-collaborative team environment, as well as participate in peer code reviews
Participate in the team’s Agile scrum process, demos and check-ins with Product Management and other stakeholders to align on use-cases and plan new initiatives
Help guide and execute on our UI modernization strategy
Qualification
Required
Java Script, React, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, Playwright
REST APIs (using an OpenAPI spec)
Knowledge of and working experience with AI technologies
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, OpenShift, and Docker/Docker Compose
Experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins and GitHub Actions
Team leadership experience
Experience working on and even leading large-scale projects
Demonstrated ability to quickly and accurately troubleshoot system and performance issues
Good communications skills, and experience working directly with and presenting to stakeholders
An aptitude for jumping in to help unblock, mentor and learn from others
Preferred
Experience or familiarity with the Ansible Automation Platform would be ideal
Open-source experience is a plus
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!
Company
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM.
Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2018-10-28Acquired
1999-08-20IPO
1999-03-09Corporate Round
Leadership Team
Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Global Engineering
Mark Little
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