Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain OpenShift networking solutions with a focus on cluster ingress and DNS.
• Contribute to upstream open source projects such as Gateway API and its implementations.
• Implement features primarily in Go, leveraging Kubernetes controller and other APIs.
• Participate in all stages of the development process: requirement gathering, design, coding, testing, peer reviews, and release.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex networking issues using Linux-based tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams, product managers, support engineers, and community contributors.
• Provide guidance and support for consumers of OpenShift's ingress and DNS capabilities.
• Support incident response and customer escalations related to ingress and DNS areas.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in systems, networking, or platform domains.
• Proficiency in Go, or experience in similar systems languages such as C/C++ or Python.
• Understanding of Kubernetes networking, controllers, and APIs; experience with OpenShift is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools and components like HAProxy, Envoy Proxy, CoreDNS, ExternalDNS, Istio, and DNS protocols.
• Hands-on experience with Linux (RHEL/Fedora) and low-level networking concepts (IP, routing, TLS, etc.).
• Experience contributing to open source projects or working in open source communities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and geographies with strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with the Gateway API specification or its implementations, especially Istio.
• Exposure to AI tools and concepts (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, LLMs).
• Experience with debugging complex network issues in containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care.
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan.
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents.
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave.
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more.