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

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies.

Red Hat

Employee count: 5000+

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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

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.


Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Red Hat and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.


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Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.

Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, uniformed services, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Red Hat and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.

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Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance.

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Paid family leave for all parents to support you and your family.

Generous vacation

We have a generous 20 days PTO policy to help encourage work life balance.

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