Senior Software Engineer – Platform (OpenShift AI)

Company: Red Hat
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

About the Job Do you enjoy building scalable, reliable systems that power modern cloud platforms? We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who brings strong backend and platform engineering expertise to help design and build robust infrastructure for distributed systems running on Kubernetes. The OpenShift AI team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in Kubernetes and cloud-native development to join our rapidly growing engineering team. Our focus is to build and enhance a scalable platform for deploying, managing, and monitoring workloads across hybrid cloud and edge environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work on core platform capabilities, contributing to open source projects and building production-grade systems that prioritize performance, reliability, and maintainability. In this role, you’ll contribute as a backend/platform engineer working on open source projects such as KServe, Kubeflow, and Open Data Hub. You will collaborate with a distributed team to design, build, test, and release scalable services and platform components. What you'll do Design, develop, and maintain scalable, production-grade backend services and platform components within OpenShift AI Build and enhance Kubernetes-native systems for workload orchestration, deployment, and lifecycle management Contribute to open source communities such as KServe, Kubeflow, and Open Data Hub, with a focus on core platform capabilities Drive technical decision-making around system architecture, APIs, and service design to ensure scalability and reliability Implement robust CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and observability practices to ensure high-quality software delivery Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, SRE, and engineering) to translate requirements into technical solutions Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in distributed systems and production environments Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and documentation to maintain high engineering standards Contribute to improving developer experience, tooling, and platform usability Mentor team members and promote best practices in software engineering and system design What you'll have 5 years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend or platform development Strong programming skills in Python and Go with experience building production systems Deep understanding of Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native architectures Experience designing and building distributed systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability Experience working with APIs, microservices, and service-oriented architectures Ability to debug and optimize complex systems in production environments Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams The following is considered a plus Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or similar enterprise Kubernetes platforms Experience contributing to open source projects Familiarity with workload orchestration frameworks or platform tooling (e.g., KServe, Kubeflow, etc.) Experience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones Background in improving developer tooling and platform usability LI-EK1 The salary range for this position is $118,600.00 - $195,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. Pay Transparency Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. 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. 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