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Job Summary
The Red Hat Software Engineering team is looking for a talented Associate Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will help our engineering teams contribute to open source projects and apply this experience to deliver enterprise-ready offerings that can be integrated to our customers' mission-critical systems.
You will contribute to many different open source projects using a variety of languages and technologies in support of our important customers and partners.
As an Associate Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement features, work on prototypes and work closely with our customers and partners.
What you will do
Create and guide development of new features and contribute to the upstream projects in Golang, Java or Python
Integrate changes in multiple projects and services into a consumable feature
Submit patches for bug fixes to the community and review patches from other community members
Work with the Quality Engineering (QE) team to ensure that projects are tested correctly
Publicize the work the team is doing via blogs, web postings, or conference talks
Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI frameworks, and leverage those in your day to day work
Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.
What you will bring
Programming experience with Golang, Python, or Java
Familiarity with Container and Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift
Proven experience with the Linux operating system
Experience with Git or GitHub
Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) flows
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to work equally well as an individual contributor or as a team member
The following are considered a plus
Agile experience, including scrums, backlog grooming, etc.
Record of contributing to an open source project or community
Experience with Terraform
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Understanding of how CoreOS works
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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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their 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.
