Senior Software Engineer - OpenJDK Sustaining Engineering (Brno Office, Czech Re

The Red Hat Experience Engineering (XE) Sustaining Engineering team is looking for a Senior 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 for OpenJDK in any extended life streams (ELS) of OpenJDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), RHEL ELS and Windows, focused on product development that goes beyond the normal 6 month maintenance phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) minor releases and OpenJDK. You'll be actively leading all aspects of OpenJDK maintenance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). 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.

What you will do

• Work on OpenJDK updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and be responsible for the updates in the stable streams
• Backport selected security and other bug fixes into the stable release streams and help with tracking of upstream patches for backport
• Configure or backport tests, set up test environment, run tests, and verify fixes
• Help with the development of the tests and test framework
• Help with development and integration efforts of the test environment
• Troubleshoot any potential issues, collaborate with the engineering team on resolving them
• Collaborate with various teams (product engineering, quality engineering, program management, release engineering) in order to deliver updates in a timely manner and appropriate quality
• Participate in product engineering team meetings
• Work with the upstream open source community on code reviews and project discussions

What you will bring

• Good Java and C/C++ skills
• Knowledge of Linux and UNIX system programming
• Knowledge of Programming Language Implementation. Compilers, libraries, and language runtimes.
• Familiarity with shell scripting and interpreted programming languages like Python, Ruby
• Experience working with Git (cherry-picking, merging, rebasing, etc. )
• Knowledge of Linux and UNIX system programming
• Knowledge of Windows and Windows system programming
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team
• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English
• Prior participation and active community member in open source software projects is a significant advantage
• Prior knowledge or experience with the OpenJDK project or JDK/JVM internals is a plus
• Creative, motivated, and capable of working both independently and as part of a globally distributed team
• Interest in open source software and development

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.

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