Senior Software Engineer

About The Job

The Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Engineering team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help us deliver on the next generation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) product functionalities within Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and the Red Hat Certificate System as well as contributing to open-source projects like Dogtag PKI. As a Senior Software Engineer, your main focus will be on designing, developing, testing and collaborating with other contributors over the world to bring features on existing components or bootstrap new ones. This is an ideal position for engineers interested in contributing to open source projects, and services for enterprise & public sector critical infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of high-quality PKI solutions, own the quality of their code and contribute to testing frameworks.
• Participate in the whole development cycle from requirements gathering, scoping, source code development to testing and verification.
• Practice defensive programming to deliver stable and high-quality software for Red Hat customers and upstream communities.
• Communicate and collaborate with developers and teams inside and outside Red Hat.
• Influence the technical direction of their team and adjacent teams by building consensus in broader discussions with internal customers or through active participation in external communities.
• Mentor and coach other engineers, share expertise by producing comprehensive design documents, writing blog posts, and mentoring others on documentation and communication best practices.

What you will have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Java / Rust programming experience; professional or academic experience is required.
• Knowledge of Linux operating system and its development tools; any distribution is OK.
• Experience with PKI, cryptography, and general system and software security technologies.
• Experience using AI agents to accelerate development efforts.
• Good written and verbal communication in English.

Plus

• Experience with an autonomous agentic software defined lifecycle.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, JIRA).
• Experience with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with software testing, CI/CD, and related frameworks.
• Experience with package maintenance on Fedora/RHEL.
• Experience with hybrid cloud systems or frameworks (e.g., OpenShift, AWS, Microsoft Azure).

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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care.
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan.
• Retail 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!

About Red Hat

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