Senior Software Engineer - Networking Services (Waterford Office, Ireland)

About the Job:

The Red Hat Networking Services Team is seeking a Software Engineer with a strong background in Open Virtual Network (OVN). In this role, you will be primarily focused on maintaining and enhancing OVN applications to support platforms like Red Hat's OpenShift, and OpenStack. A good understanding of Open vSwitch (OVS) or other software designed networking architectures will be considered a significant advantage. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and community members in an open source environment, enabling customers and users to effectively set up and manage networking for their workloads. As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include tackling key tasks, resolving complex issues with precision, and collaborating in a friendly team setting to advance free and open source software. You will also have opportunities to present at conferences and engage in continuous learning through tech talks and certifications.

What you will do:

• ​Develop and implement new features specifically for OVN, while leveraging your knowledge of OVS where applicable.
• Analyze and address bug reports, ensuring high reliability and performance.
• Enhance automation by providing integration and unit tests, and improving continuous integration systems to support your development efforts.
• Contribute to documentation and share insights through blog posts about your work in OVN.
• Engage with upstream communities to collaborate and share knowledge effectively.

What you will bring :

• Proven software development experience on Linux platforms.
• Familiarity with Linux containers, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in programming with C, languages as Go/Python are plus
• Solid understanding of computer networking concepts.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Delivery systems and practices.
• Strong personal accountability, with a commitment to delivering clear and regular communication.
• Enthusiastic about continuous learning and capable of providing constructive feedback to enhance learning platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a geographically distributed team.
• Experience with Red Hat’s OpenShift, or OpenStack product offerings is a plus
• Experience with RPM packaging and Kernel networking stack is a plus

About Red Hat

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