LOCATION

Bangalore · Hybrid

EXPERIENCE

8+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SALARY

Negotiable

SKILLS REQUIRED

Linux System AdministrationContainerizationDebuggingCI/CDCryptographyKvmPerformance Optimization

Job description

Overview

Principal Software Engineer role in the Core Platforms Engineering group, focused on Linux virtualization and confidential computing technologies in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

What you'll do

Lead upstream and downstream projects for the assigned team.
Design, develop, validate, package, and support features.
Own areas across upstream development, downstream validation, and L3 troubleshooting.
Resolve problems and support ongoing quality engineering.
Handle vulnerabilities and backports for released versions.
Lead work across QEMU, Libvirt, attestation, Kata Containers, and Virt-Tools.

What you'll need

8+ years applying Python, C, Rust, or Go to large enterprise projects.
Experience designing and architecting complex operating-system-level features.
Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and maintain systems for enterprise customers.
Experience with containers and CI/CD build and test automation.
Ability to work with Linux virtualization technologies, including KVM, QEMU, and Libvirt.
Full English proficiency and ability to work with globally distributed teams.

Nice to have

Experience collaborating with open-source communities such as KVM, QEMU, Libvirt, CoCo, Kata, or Avocado.
Public code contributions or conference speaking experience.
Published blogs or articles.

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