Senior Software Engineer - RHEL Virtualization team

About the Job :

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the RHEL Virtualization team. The RHEL Virtualization team is responsible for all aspects related to Virtualization in 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, and automate deployment tools and solutions, contributing to industry-leading technologies like Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and community distributions like CentOS Stream and Fedora, focusing on confidential computing. Further, you will be part of a team defining, implementing, and integrating confidential computing into Red Hat products.

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 industry.

What will you do?

• Responsible for developing new features and bug fixes in the open source community and backporting them to Red Hat products.

• Integrate and optimize the confidential computing technologies provided by hardware providers such as Intel, AMD into RHEL and Red Hat OpenShift.

• Coordinate with team leads, architects and other engineers on product design and architecture.

• Review patches and provide feedback on community-oriented features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

• Collaborate with multiple teams across Red Hat products.

What will you bring?

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent; an advanced degree is a plus.

• 5+ years of experience developing for Linux systems engineering using C or C++, with Rust experience being a plus.

• Working experience with trusted execution environments (TEEs) provided by hardware vendors such as Intel, AMD and virtualization.

• Practical experience of Kubernetes and an understanding of the zero-trust model.

• Understanding of open source development processes or a record of open source contributions.

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to quickly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficient in written and verbal English communication skills

The following are considered a plus:

• Good understanding of Linux and container security.

• Experience with cloud computing and various cloud providers such as Azure, GCP, and AWS.

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