Senior Software Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to competitive pay, remote work flexibility, and the significance of responsibilities in a leading tech company.
- Salary range: $157,248 - $191,840 annually
- Remote work flexibility supports work-life balance
- Opportunities for significant professional growth in cloud services
- High skill requirements may limit applicant pool
Pros
- Attractive salary range: $157,248 - $191,840 is competitive for tech roles.
- Telecommuting options enhance work-life satisfaction.
- High relevance in the booming field of cloud services.
Cons
- Intense workload with high expectations can create stress.
- Technical skills required may limit candidate pool.
- On-call duty adds pressure during emergencies.
Who it's for
Senior-level • Fully remote
Good fit
- Senior engineers with experience in cloud technologies.
- Candidates looking for remote opportunities in tech.
- Individuals who thrive in fast-paced, innovative environments.
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without relevant skills.
- Those preferring structured office environments.
- Individuals not prepared for emergency on-call duties.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Develop and maintain end-to-end test pipelines for Red Hat managed services. Provide level of effort (LOE) estimates for software projects to plan delivery dates for new features.
*Telecommuting role to be performed anywhere in the U.S.
What You Will Do:
- Collaborate with other engineers and architects to create and review software design proposals on the dimensions of feasibility, scalability, security, maintainability, and fitness to purpose.
- Analyze system performance metrics to perform capacity planning activities and to resolve system performance issues.
- Respond to and resolve high priority production alerts on a follow-the-sun schedule, following standard operating procedures (SOP).
- Write automated testing routines to verify the continued correct operation of new and existing features of Red Hat’s managed cloud service offering of the OpenShift container orchestration platform.
- Build framework and integration documentation for development teams. Promote system changes through an automated continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) system and use automated system monitoring software to assess its ongoing performance and operation.
- Review requests for enhancement (RFE) with product managers to establish system requirements and designs.
- Design and develop new software as required to automate the building, testing, deployment, promotion, monitoring, alerting, and maintenance of Red Hat’s growing suite of cloud-native applications.
- Participate in an on-call rotation for rapid incident response to customer emergency alerts.
- Take ownership of the delivery pipeline architecture, ensuring successful execution and alignment with business objectives.
- Lead the onboarding process for new engineers for projects, provide guidance and support.
- Be accountable for contractor performance, ensuring their contributions align with project goals and deliverables.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
- Must have five (5) years of experience with: Python, Golang, Java, C, C++ or another object-oriented language; managing Linux-based systems in a public cloud; and enterprise systems monitoring.
- Must have four (4) years of experience debugging, optimizing code and automating routine tasks.
- Must have three (3) years of experience with: containers on Linux; and Kubernetes or OpenShift.
- Must have two (2) years of experience with: delivering hosted cloud services; and leading technical projects, including facilitating internal meetings with technical teams to ensure project deliverables are timely met and planned.
- Must have experience with: standard TCP or IP networking and common protocols; and troubleshooting production system issues.
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The salary range for this position is $157,248 - $191,840. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
Pay Transparency
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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.
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