Red Hat’s Global Engineering organization is actively seeking a highly‑skilled Principal Software Engineer for the Telco Partner Architecture team within Telco Engineering. You will design, implement, and optimize the container platform that powers the next generation of 5G telecommunication networks: OpenShift, collaborating with Telco partners across Europe and engaging with CNCF and O‑RAN initiatives.
Responsibilities
Define, contribute to, and collaborate with Telco partners on blueprints and system architectures pairing Red Hat platforms with partner technology.
Establish long‑term technical relationships with key Telco partners, gathering and analyzing partner requirements and use cases to deliver business outcomes.
Play an active hands‑on role in researching and architecting OpenShift and Telco‑specific features into a unified solution, proactively test, experiment, and provide demonstrations.
Collaborate across teams (Product Management, Engineering, QE, Consulting, Support) to influence future directions, advocate for feature development, and support needed for partners’ next‑generation offerings.
Evangelize the team’s work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify opportunities for AI integration, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
Qualifications
Exceptional motivation and curiosity: drive to explore new technologies, question assumptions, and continuously seek improvements.
Passion for problem solving: proven track at complex technical challenges in a fast‑paced, high‑stakes environment.
Deep technical expertise in Linux technologies: comprehensive knowledge of the Linux operating system, including networking, performance tuning, and security.
Extensive experience with Kubernetes: hands‑on expertise in deploying, operating, and extending Kubernetes distributions, ideally within a Telco context.
Proficiency in open‑source development models: strong understanding of open‑source culture, processes, and tools.
Extensive architectural experience developing solution designs and reference implementations, from concept to delivery.
Specific knowledge and experience within the Telco domain: edge designs, high availability, hybrid cloud, NFV architecture, and containerized workloads.
Comprehensive understanding of operational mechanics of open‑source and free software communities.
Proven experience collaborating with partners to develop and implement emerging technologies.
Hands‑on expertise with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift technologies, minimum of two years.
Ability to navigate complex, multidisciplinary challenges and synthesize technical options into a clear, executable strategy.
Experience with Linux system programming within a distributed telecom environment, or proficiency in designing and integrating distributed systems for a telecommunications context.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.
Advantageous Qualifications
Seven or more years experience in a Linux environment with proficiency in at least one of Golang, Python, Java, or C/C++. Experience leading or contributing to open‑source communities or serving as an open‑source maintainer is valued.
Demonstrated experience with cloud‑native design principles, container technologies (e.g., Docker, cri‑o), and container network functions on Kubernetes.
Expertise in system and performance engineering analysis, optimizing performance in constrained environments, including tuning for latency‑sensitive workloads.
Comfort utilizing Generative AI as a productivity enhancement tool for developing tooling and automations.
Substantial experience with automation tools and/or scripting languages (Ansible, bash, Python).
Certified RHEL/Kubernetes Administrator certification preferred.
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