Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer - API Server (OpenShift)Join to apply for the Principal Software Engineer - API Server (OpenShift) role at Red Hat.APIs are the heart of Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. We are growing our control plane engineering team whose primary focus is working on the foundation of the Kubernetes API machinery—both directly in the upstream and as part of the OpenShift product. If you get excited about CustomResourceDefinitions, kube‑apiserver, admission, aggregation, garbage collection, priority & fairness or server‑side apply, we want you on our global team. As an OpenShift engineer, you will work in one of the top Kubernetes teams industry‑wide. You can help us push features forward in the upstream community and assist us in ensuring the OpenShift Kubernetes foundation is rock solid.What will you do?Create and guide new feature development; contribute to high‑profile and strategic open‑source projects in Kubernetes SIGs.Create/submit patches for bug fixes and review patches from other contributors.Continuously test your component/code on all levels and continuously improve our CI system.Provide support for your component/code in production for internal and external customers.Improve current solutions and workflows; prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure‑prone ones.Communicate and work effectively with all levels of associates including senior management.Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, and clear code where necessary.Collaborate with other engineers across the Red Hat OpenShift engineering team and work alongside members of the Documentation, Support, and Quality Engineering (QE) teams.What will you bring?Strong experience in a software engineering role.Experience with Linux operating systems.8‑10 years of experience writing code in either Go, Java, C/C++ or equivalent.Good written and verbal communication skills in English.Problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills including performing root cause analysis.PlusExperience designing and implementing REST APIs.Solid understanding of the Kubernetes API Server, Control Plane components, and architecture.Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift.Knowledge of Distributed Systems.Record of contributing to an open‑source project or community including Kubernetes SIGs.Graduate of computer science or software engineering or equivalent work experience.Presentation skills and public speaking skills for conferences and demos.Enjoys solving challenging problems and working with emerging technologies.Company OverviewRed 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.Seniority levelNot ApplicableEmployment typeFull‑timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentIT ServicesIT ConsultingRed Hat is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for or will not pay any fees, commissions, or any other