Principal Software Engineer - OpenShift Networking

Job description

About the Job Red Hat is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our global OpenShift Networking team. In this highly visible role, you will help define the future of networking for Red Hat OpenShift by designing, architecting, and delivering scalable, secure, and innovative networking solutions. You will work as part of a distributed, global engineering organization, collaborating closely with platform, infrastructure, and upstream open source communities. This role combines deep technical leadership, hands‑on engineering, and strong collaboration across teams and customers. What You Will Do: Architect and implement advanced networking solutions for next‑generation platforms, including Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Own and elevate quality across the networking stack through design reviews, peer code reviews, CI/CD practices, and proactive security engagement, including CVE resolution Provide technical leadership by shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical direction across teams Engage deeply with upstream communities, leading and contributing to projects such as Kubernetes , OVN-Kubernetes , Multus, and Open Virtual Networking (OVN) Collaborate...