Principal Software Engineer

*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from the Red Hat, LLC office in Boston, MA. Engineer and optimize software-defined networking solutions, including the integration of Open Virtual Network (OVN) with OpenShift's Cluster Network Operator (CNO) for DPU-offloaded workloads. What You Will Do: Architect, design, and develop software to integrate NVIDIA’s Doca Platform Framework (DPF) and Data Processing Unit (DPU) hardware with the Red Hat OpenShift container platform. Develop and implement end-to-end automation frameworks for the testing and validation of the DPF Operator on OpenShift, ensuring robust performance and reliability in complex, multi-node cluster environments, and conduct performance analysis and benchmarking of DPU-offloaded networking to validate and document high-throughput and low-latency capabilities. Lead the integration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) with BlueField Boot (BFB) and HyperShift to enhance the deployment and management of DPU-accelerated OpenShift clusters. Collaborate with strategic partners to troubleshoot complex technical issues, optimize system performance, and document platform-specific deployment and configuration changes. Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and mentorship on cloud-native networking and hardware acceleration. Contribute to the core development of installation and provisioning technologies for edge computing, including the Assisted Installer, Single Node OpenShift (SNO), and image-based installation workflows. Develop and enhance image-based OpenShift installation processes, enabling rapid, scalable, and repeatable deployments of pre-configured and validated Single Node OpenShift instances for edge and remote locations. What You Will Bring: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Software Engineering or related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have ten (10) years of experience with: Linux networking and the Kubernetes networking model (CNI); and Go and/or Python programming for cloud-native development. Must have eight (8) years of experience with: developing and integrating solutions with the Red Hat OpenShift container platform; and cloud-native installation and provisioning technologies, including image-based installers and solutions for edge. Must have five (5) years of experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies, specifically Open Virtual Network (OVN). Must have two (2) years of experience with Data Processing Unit (DPU) or SmartNIC hardware acceleration and data-path programming. #LI-DNI The salary range for this position is $193,390 - $318,980/year. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. 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