About the job:
The Red Hat Experience Engineering (XE) Sustaining Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to help lead a new team aimed at improving the long-term product experience of our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) customers. In this role, you will work closely with Product Engineering to deliver on extended product maintenance work, including handling defects, bugs, and CVEs in any extended life streams of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Focused on product development that goes beyond the normal 6 month maintenance phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) minor releases, you will actively lead EUS, TUS, E4S, AMC, and ELS lifestreams. You'll be actively leading all aspects of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) maintenance. You will co-lead our patch review process, the development and execution of backports and test plans, and the creation of automation tools to improve the efficiency, flexibility, and quality of Red Hat’s patch delivery to customers.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to have the ability to think creatively and adapt to rapid change, as well as an eagerness to learn new things, and to innovate for process and quality efficiency.
What will you do?
Contribute to the vision and innovation of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product maintenance offerings, aiming to make Red Hat a global leader in long-term product experience
Lead daily activities of product maintenance engineering teams, serving as a regional and global expert on pressing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product issues
Resolve and proactively address critical issues that have an impact on long-term regional or global business success of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Work within the complete Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) solutions portfolio and be responsible for the delivery of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) updates to the maintenance streams
Lead developer and QE counterparts, product and project manager, and release engineering teams across the globe to ensure the development and delivery of fixes meet the schedule requirements and high quality standards expected and required by Red Hat customers
Diagnose the root cause of failures
Backport CVE and bug fixes to stable release streams
Develop, maintain, and monitor tests and onboard automated tests into a continuous integration workflow as much as possible
Develop onboarding and training for new team members
Mentor junior team members
What will you bring?
Outstanding debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
2+ years of experience in software engineering and/or quality engineering
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related engineering field, or relevant professional experience
Experience committing code at scale on complex source control structures
Familiarity with scripting using Python and/or Bash, etc.
Experience developing software using C
Ability to remain patient and diligent when working on detailed tasks
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team
Multi-tasking skills and ability to work under tight deadlines
Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English
Experience with the following are considered a plus:
Experience collaborating in open source software communities
Solid skills and background in Linux kernel building, development, and testing
Experience with software test planning, test cases design, test script automation, and documentation
Experience with cloud computing, e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, EC2
Experience using GitLab and Git in contributor and maintainer roles
Experience with CVE systems and related solution delivery processes
Ability to collaborate with development engineers, understand priorities, understand code risk, meet deadlines, have a strong sense of responsibility, and work with minimal supervision
About Red Hat
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