Senior Software Engineer 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, C, C++, Rust, KVM, QEMU, Virtualization, Memory management, IOMMU, Device assignment, System-level debugging, CI/CD, OpenShift Virtualization, CentOS Stream, Fedora, Computer architecture

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

About the Job: The Red Hat Linux Virtualization team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a deep passion for system-level engineering and low-level operating system components. The RHEL Virtualization team is responsible for all aspects related to Virtualization in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including system, firmware, and device emulation, as well as their counterpart aspects in the guest instance on top of Red Hat or third-party virtualized platforms. In this role, you will design, implement, test and automate deployment tools and solutions, contributing to industry-leading technologies like Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and community distribution such as CentOS Stream and Fedora. As part of a geographically distributed team, you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams and open-source communities around the globe. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work alongside and learn from some of the brightest engineers in the open-source industry. What will you do: Design and develop code to implement new features and resolve defects primarily in KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and QEMU (machine emulator and virtualizer) across versions of RHEL and upstream open source community projects. Actively contribute to and collaborate with teams enabling new features in Red Hat layered products across virtualization and container solutions. Engage actively in the open source community and review patches and provide feedback on community-oriented enhancements and bug fixes. Develop and contribute tests into a continuous integration (CI) workflow. Work effectively as part of a distributed, agile team. What will you bring: 5+ years of relevant experience in system-level software development for Linux using C or C++. Rust experience is a plus. Development experience in the Linux Virtualization stack (KVM, QEMU), particularly in areas like Memory management, IOMMU, device assignment or other similar low-level subsystems. Strong knowledge of operating systems and computer architecture concepts. Strong system level debugging skills Ability to use CI/CD technologies in authoring, building, and automating secure software supply chains. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is beneficial. Considered a plus Experience with multiple hardware platforms (e.g., x86, ARM64, s390x, RISC-V). Understanding of open-source development processes and/or a history of active open-source contributions. Prior experience of speaking at conferences, or publishing technical blogs/articles, and patents. 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. 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Responsibilities

Design and develop code to implement new features and resolve defects in KVM and QEMU for RHEL and upstream projects. Collaborate with distributed teams to contribute to open-source communities and automate deployment tools within CI/CD workflows.