Senior Principal Software Engineer
Job Summary
The AI Core Components organization, part of AI Engineering, is looking for individuals with a passion for Open Source, automation and helping grow the impact of Red Hat’s AI offerings for our customers and the community. In the position of Senior Principal Software Engineer you will work with a diverse team of highly motivated engineers on solving complex challenges by designing, implementing and productizing the RHEL AI product. Your focus will be on deep integration of the AI stack with hardware accelerators from leading vendors, and developing the tooling to facilitate rapid development/build/test cycles. This position enables you to impact Red Hat’s rapidly growing AI/ML family of products directly.
If you enjoy working in a rapidly growing, dynamic environment where each day provides interesting challenges and opportunities, this might be just the place for you. You will work together closely with Product Management, other engineering teams within Red Hat, as well as our partners and key customers.
What we expect you to bring is a passion for both Open Source software and its communities, as well as a desire to contribute to Red Hat’s mission to help customers bring AI to their data.

What you will do

• Design and lead the development and implementation of software for RHEL AI to leverage the power of hardware accelerators.
• Be an owner of product quality for our product set by looking to continuously improve process and coding standards
• Work closely with Engineering, Product Management and Support stakeholders to prioritize features and bugs during all phases of development
• Lead the interaction with relevant hardware partners with a focus on getting key functionality included in their roadmap
• Develop architectural and design principles with an eye on performance, resilience, scalability, security, technology constraints and comprehensibility.
• Communicate architectural concepts and decisions to various audiences
• Be a coach and mentor to junior members of the team and help expand their skills sets
• Be a leader in relevant upstream AI/ML communities with a focus on driving the direction of technologies and how they might be used within our offerings

What you will bring

• Strong experience with RHEL or other Linux distributions and a recognized authority in at least one key technology
• Strong experience with software development with programming languages such as Python, Go or similar
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills with a focus on root cause analysis
• Experience with container technologies, such as Kubernetes/OpenShift and Podman
• Hands-on learning and demonstrable experience with implementing and owning complex features individually and in collaboration with others

Considered a plus

• Previous experience with hardware acceleration, either generic GPU experience or specific ones, such as NVidia CUDA, AMD ROCm or Intel Gaudi
• Knowledge of AI frameworks, such as PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration
• Understanding of Open Source development models
• Experience with test-base development and agile/scrum methodologies

The salary range for this position is $144,660.00 - $238,650.00. 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
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Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
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• Design and lead the development and implementation of software for RHEL AI to leverage the power of hardware accelerators.
• Be an owner of product quality for our product set by looking to continuously improve process and coding standards
• Work closely with Engineering, Product Management and Support stakeholders to prioritize features and bugs during all phases of development
• Lead the interaction with relevant hardware partners with a focus on getting key functionality included in their roadmap
• Develop architectural and design principles with an eye on performance, resilience, scalability, security, technology constraints and comprehensibility.
• Communicate architectural concepts and decisions to various audiences
• Be a coach and mentor to junior members of the team and help expand their skills sets
• Be a leader in relevant upstream AI/ML communities with a focus on driving the direction of technologies and how they might be used within our offering