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Software Engineer - Red Hat Kernel Maintainer (Brno Office, Czech Republic)

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+

Czechia only

About the Job:

The Red Hat Kernel Maintainer team is looking for a Software Engineer to join us in Brno Office, Czech Republic. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference in the way the Red Hat kernel is built and tested. You will gain a deep understanding of a variety of technologies, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Kernel and Real Time Kernel, as well as Gitlab pipelines and automation. You will ensure that our solutions and products fulfill the highest possible enterprise standards for quality, performance, usability, and supportability criteria. Furthermore, you will also work with developers and testers across the full breadth of kernel subject-matter expertise.

What you will do:

  • Build, test, deploy, and support the tooling framework that is responsible for building and testing the kernel with open source upstream community tooling.
  • Develop new test cases and fix reported bugs
  • Act as a maintainer within Red Hat kernel development to integrate the work done by our kernel engineers
  • Contribute to GitLab development on behalf of Red Hat interests
  • Collaborate with the Engineering, QE, Product Management, Documentation, and product build teams to improve tooling and process
  • Backport fixes and features to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) releases
  • Communicate and help coordinate dates, deliverables, feature requirements, roadmaps.

What you will bring:

  • Professional working experience as a quality engineer, development engineer or other directly related experience in an enterprise environment
  • Familiarity with low-level programming, such as computer architecture, operating systems, and Linux kernel and user space development
  • Proficiency with the C, Python Ruby and Bash programming languages
  • Experience with open source tools and development models like make, git, etc.
  • Fluent English written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in a distributed team environment
  • Motivated and dedicated to learning

The following are considered a plus:

  • Solid skills and background in Linux and kernel building and development.
  • Any Linux system administration certifications are a plus
  • Experience with software test planning, test cases design, test script automation, and documentation
  • Experience with virtualization, cloud-computing, containers, Ansible, OCP and other Red Hat products
  • Experience with Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system, and its related solution delivery processes
  • Experience in the broader upstream Linux community

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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Donation match

100% match up to $750.

Disability insurance

Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance.

Paid parental leave

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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