Senior Software Engineer - Linux, Filesystems & Storage at Red River

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Linux, Filesystems, Storage, Python, C, Rust, Kernel development, High availability, Agile Scrum, Device drivers, Storage protocols, LVM, Stratis, Software RAID, Dm-crypt, Multipath

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

About the Job : The Red Hat Engineering teams are looking for Senior Software Engineers to join our Core Platforms Engineering group to work on File Systems, Storage, and High Availability technologies on Linux. The File System team works closely with the Linux community to maintain and enhance Red Hat’s core file systems - critical to the performance and stability of the operating system and our customer’s data. This includes both local and network file systems. The Platform Storage team’s work includes device drivers, storage protocols, storage management tools, and their APIs and libraries. Platform Storage works with hardware vendors, the Linux kernel and other upstream communities to ensure reliable, feature-rich storage solutions; like, LVM, Stratis, Software RAID, dm-crypt, and multipath. The High Availability (HA) group creates software that mitigates service disruptions in Linux based clusters. Mission-critical applications rely on this software to handle hardware failures, power outages, machine crashes, and other failures. You will be responsible for all aspects of coding and quality, you will collaborate within an Agile Scrum team to design, develop, validate and support updates to existing products, evolving hardware, and new features. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have the chance to work with some of the brightest engineers in the open source industry while acting as an advocate for our customers. We'll need you to have excellent technical and creative thinking skills, as you'll be encouraged to develop innovative solutions to technical issues on a daily basis. This position is a great opportunity to make a difference in the Linux operating system space while working on solutions used by people around the world. What you will do: Play an active part in upstream and downstream projects related to the team you are in Working in the Agile Scrum methodology, take end-to-end ownership of specific areas including upstream development, downstream validation and packaging, L3 troubleshooting and support. take shared responsibility around problem resolution, ongoing quality engineering, as well as handling vulnerabilities and other backports targeted at released versions. What you will bring: Proficiency in applying core languages such as Python, C, or Rust to enterprise projects. Proven ability to design and architect large, complex features at the Operating System level, as well as debug, troubleshoot and maintain those for enterprise customers. Ability to leverage AI-assisted development and/or validation tools and techniques Required Full English proficiency (verbal and written). Ability to work with globally distributed teams or communities. The following are considered a plus: Previous experience collaborating with Open-Source communities like the Linux kernel - esp file systems and storage Public code contributions, Speaking opportunities at conferences, Blogs or articles published 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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Responsibilities

You will design, develop, and maintain core Linux file systems, storage solutions, and high availability technologies. You will also collaborate within an Agile Scrum team to provide L3 troubleshooting, support, and upstream community contributions.