Principal Software Engineer

Job Summary: The Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the CNV Compute Team. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including Quality Engineers and Software Development Engineers, to gain a deep understanding of features, customer use cases, and technical implementations. This position requires a self‑motivated individual with passion for problem solving, Linux technologies and Open Source, who can work effectively in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment, and has a strong passion for delivering our top‑notch software products. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and implement virtualization solutions using Containers and Virtual Machines, contributing to industry‑leading technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Libvirt and QEMU. As a part of a geographically distributed team you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams around the globe. In this role, you’ll also have the opportunity to engage with open‑source communities, contribute to the integration of Red Hat, open‑source, and partner technologies into a cohesive platform, and play a critical role in delivering high‑quality software to customers and open‑source ecosystems. In this role you will deal with Windows guest VMs on Linux hosts and help in debugging and developing features for this combination but not limited to. What you will do: Play an active role in Container and Virtualization related projects and communities, that is KubeVirt, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Libvirt and QEMU. Develop and enhance existing features for Windows guests. Debug Windows VMs and related components on Linux hosts. Design, develop, enhance KubeVirt (primarily compute features) and collaborate with the community using Golang. Integrate changes in multiple projects and services into a consumable feature. Submit patches for bug fixes to the community and review patches from other members. Responsible for code maintenance and quality by writing unit and functional tests. Work with the Quality Engineering team members to ensure projects are tested correctly. Constantly learn and gain a deeper understanding of our offerings and current technologies. Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks. What you will bring: Minimum of 4+ years of relevant work experience Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent working experience. Experience with container‑orchestration development (Kubernetes / OpenShift). Experience in a Linux environment with at least one high level language, such as Golang, Python, or C/C++. Experience with Windows operating systems and their unique characteristics. Hands‑on experience Windows in kernel programming. Multi‑threaded programming and management of shared resources synchronization in complex environments. Good analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills. Self‑motivated with the ability to quickly learn new technologies. Good written and verbal communication skills in English. The following are considered a plus: Programming skills in Golang. Experience with Linux Kernel concepts like control groups and namespaces. Experience with virtualization and Compute technologies (QEMU, KVM, OpenStack, RHV, VMware, LibVirt etc), distributed systems, clusters. Familiarity with open source software development methodologies. Open source development experience. #LI-OA1 About Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise 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. Inclusion at Red Hat Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village. 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