Senior Software Engineer- Golang/Kubernetes/OKD at Red River

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Golang, Kubernetes, OKD, Agile, AI Technologies, Docker, Python, Java, Open Source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CoreOS, Fedora, Continuous Integration, Security, Technical Documentation, Mentoring

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

About the Job: The OKD (OpenShift Kubernetes Distribution) team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us and contribute to driving innovation through our open source community. This engineer will support the creation and maintenance of existing releases of OKD, the community distribution of Kubernetes that powers Red Hat OpenShift. This engineer will need to work with the upstream OKD community and with engineering teams across the product to identify, prioritize, and implement updates to existing and upcoming releases to improve OKD. What you will do? Develop features and bug fixes in Kubernetes and OKD within an agile team and as part of a global development organization. Become responsible for our product quality, participate in peer code reviews, continuous integration and delivery, respond to security threats Follow the Kubernetes community and proactively implement important improvements from the project in our product. Collaborate with our upstream community and other engineering teams to understand when changes are too risky and when they may be inappropriate for existing software release. Mentor and lead other engineers; helping them to grow and ensuring best practices are followed to generate high quality outcomes. Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development, proactively identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling. What you will bring? Expertise in at least one or more programming languages such as Go/Python/Java and interest to switch to language Go. Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code). Familiar with test-based development and agile or scrum methodologies. Familiarity with operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CoreOS, Fedora. Experience with container-related technologies like Docker or Kubernetes; experience with OKD is considered a plus. Prior participation in open source community software development is a benefit. Strong understanding of technical documentation best practices and implementation is a big plus. Note: This role may come into contact with confidential or sensitive customer information requiring special treatment in accordance with Red Hat policies and applicable privacy laws. 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. 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Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer will develop features and bug fixes in Kubernetes and OKD, while also participating in peer code reviews and continuous integration. They will collaborate with the upstream community to implement improvements and mentor other engineers.