Overview
Principal Software Engineer - Llama Stack - (Ireland) at Red Hat. This role focuses on building AI/ML tools and open source collaboration within a fast-moving environment.
What You Will Do
* Collaborate with Staff Engineers, Engineering, Product Management, and User Experience to define customer needs and use cases.
* Create robust AI/ML software tools to enable AI application development and contribute to a healthy open source community.
* Develop and implement comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to guarantee reliability and performance, maintain CI/CD workflows in GitHub, and ensure downstream quality.
* Participate in AI-assisted code reviews, using tools that provide real-time feedback, identify potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, and ensure coding standards are met.
* Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.
* Create and maintain clear upstream technical documentation including API references and user guides, collaborating with internal tech writers for downstream documentation.
* Evaluate and integrate the latest advancements in AI/ML technologies to improve existing systems and develop new solutions.
What You Will Bring
* 10 years of advanced Python development experience as a Software Engineer in Open Source communities with experience in AI/ML.
* Advanced knowledge designing robust and scalable APIs used in highly scaled and performant distributed systems.
* Experience with AI and Machine Learning platforms, tools, and frameworks, such as LlamaStack, LangChain, PyTorch, LLaMA.cpp, vLLM, LangGraph, and Kubeflow.
* Advanced knowledge creating automation for GitHub, using GitHub Actions or related CI tools.
* Experience developing, deploying or maintaining on-prem or cloud infrastructure.
* Advanced knowledge developing unit, functional, and end-to-end test cases and automation.
* Ability to quickly learn and use new tools and technologies.
The Following Will Be Considered a Plus
* Experience with Security, Observability, Performance or Scale.
* Experience working with Kubernetes/OpenShift and containers.
* Knowledge and interest in developing tools and solutions using RAG or Agentic workflows.
* Understanding of DevOps methodology, Scrum, and/or Jira.
* Knowledge with hardware accelerators, such as CUDA and ROCm.
* Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline.
Remote means living elsewhere in Ireland
Remote work options within Ireland apply for this role.
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. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact. We are committed to inclusion and equal opportunity for all applicants.
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
Red Hat’s culture is built on transparency, collaboration, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected status. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies unless contractually required.
Red Hat provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance completing our online application, email application-assistance@redhat.com.
Other
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full-time
Job function / Industries: Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting
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