Are you a passionate backend software engineer who thrives on collaboration and continuous learning? The Red Hat Ansible Engineering (https://www.ansible.com/) team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in the Raleigh/Durham area. If you are a highly motivated professional who wants to work with a high performing team to deliver a high-quality user experience for our customers then please read on.As a Senior Software Engineer in the Ansible organization, you will be working with geographically dispersed technical team members to analyze, design, develop, debug, and deliver new products and feature functionality for the Ansible Automation Platform.
You will get an opportunity to collaborate with diverse agile teams around the world to deliver value for our customers and partners in an open source way. This is also a great opportunity to hone your skills while working with a wide range of modern languages, frameworks, and technologies. You will also become a part of Red Hat's culture, which makes us unique in the industry. You will work with communities (https://www.ansible.com/community) like https://www.ansible.com/community passionate about open source software. Successful applicants must reside in a country where Red Hat is registered to do business.
You'll be a key part of a talented team, developing and maintaining projects that make up the Ansible Automation Platform's Event Drive Ansible. Your work will directly enable new features, allowing our applications to be used in innovative ways and empowering Ansible content creators and users with the tools they need to succeed. You'll be working with engineers across the organization to build features that are used across all our projects, demonstrating our commitment to collaboration and building trust.
What You'll Do
Take initiative to design, develop, and test new features for the Ansible Automation Platform and Event Driven Ansible.
Troubleshoot bugs and regressions, create or enhance tests to deliver complete solutions.
Consistently scope out and decompose large, complex development tasks, then delegate portions of the work to other engineers on the team.
Collaborate on and often lead the design of new features, ensuring they are in the best interest of our customers and the company.
Proactively contribute major features to broader team efforts with little guidance, demonstrating your expertise as a subject matter expert.
Mentor and learn from other engineers in our highly-collaborative team environment, and participate in peer code reviews to amplify strengths across the team.
Communicate and engage with stakeholders, including product management, through our Agile scrum process, demos, and check-ins to align on use-cases and plan new initiatives.
What You'll Bring
Significant experience with Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework
Experience with Python unit and integration testing (e.g., using pytest)
Linux expertise
Experience with SQL and relational databases like PostgreSQL
Experience with container platforms like Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker/Docker Compose, and Podman
Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions
Experience working on large-scale projects with version control (we use Git and GitHub/GitLab); open-source experience is a plus
An ability to troubleshoot system and performance issues quickly and accurately, leveraging your problem-solving skills to apply data and think critically.
A keen interest in participating in the software design and architecture process.
Excellent communication skills and experience presenting to stakeholders.
The aptitude to jump in and help unblock others.
An agile mindset, with the flexibility and openness to embrace change and pivot toward the highest-priority work items as needed.
Considered a plus:
Writing Ansible playbooks and administering the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Familiarity with observability platforms (such as Dynatrace, DataDog, etc) are a plus.
Cloud native development/administration experience
Prior experience working on a globally distributed, remote team
Experience with quality and testing
The salary range for this position is $116,270.00 - $191,840.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
Pay Transparency
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About Red Hat
Red Hat (https://www.redhat.com/) is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/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
? Retirement 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!
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
Inclusion at Red Hat
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