Senior Software Engineer - Linux Open Source Build System

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a motivated and skilled Senior Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will be working on the development of a highly automated build system for Open Source projects into hundreds or thousands of container deliverables. You’ll research and bring state of the art Open Source techniques from a variety of Linux distributions and container builders in order to accomplish this. 

What you will do

• Building automation for rebuilding open source projects.

• Building automation for running tests against open source projects.

• Building automation for entire open source module ecosystems, such as PyPI or similar.

• Maintenance and iteration of a Tekton based build system.

• Participate in a distributed Agile Scrum team.

What you will bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a technology-related discipline or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision as a part of a geographically distributed team

• Good communication skills in English, ability to work as part of a team

• 1+ year(s) of professional experience building containers

• 3+ year(s) of experience contributing to Open Source projects.

• Deep experience using and operating Linux.

• Experience with GitHub actions, GitLab pipelines or similar CI/CD systems

• Experience with building open source projects into containers

• Experience with the build systems of multiple different Linux distributions.

• Experience working in distributed teams

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience with Kubernetes and Tekton

• SRE background experience or operating container based systems.

• Experience with AI agentic and automation workflows.

• Experience in agile development

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.

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