The Red Hat Software Engineering team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer  to join us in the EU. In this role, you will be a leader in the Software Engineering team, perform feature design, feature development and bug fixes, and mentor other Red Hat team members in community involvement. You will work with the geographically distributed team delivering the Konflux/RHTAP story on top of OpenShift thru operators and services. In your role, you will gain understanding of Red Hat’s internal continuous integration and continuous delivery processes and toolchain, directly working with technologies such as Kubernetes/OpenShift, Tekton, ArgoCD, Shipwright, and more.

What you will do

• Create and implement architectural patterns and best practices to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Define and communicate the architectural vision for secure software supply chain software applications. 
• Collaborating with business stakeholders  and management to understand the organization’s software architecture needs. 
• Designing and developing software architecture as per the organization’s specifications. 
• Translate business needs into comprehensive technical specifications and design documentation. 
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure adherence to architectural principles. 
• Lead the development of advanced software applications, ensuring code quality and adherence to architectural standards.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the development team. 
• Evaluating and improving the tools and frameworks used in software development. 
• Manage multiple development projects and ensure their timely completion.
• Troubleshooting issues within the software systems. 
• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies, industry trends, and supply chain innovations. 
• Drive initiatives to continuously enhance software applications and development processes.

What you will bring

• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proven and demonstrable experience designing, writing, testing and delivering enterprise level software products
• Experience working with open source communities and familiarity with upstream development practices Experience with Go. Other programming languages, including Python and Node.js is 
• Solid understanding of cloud computing and Kubernetes
• Professional level of written and spoken English language The following are considered a plus:
• Familiarity with cryptography, including digital signatures, signing keys, certificates and key management
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, and work under strict deadlines