Red hat Associate Software Maintenance Engineer 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

208571657

The Red Hat Experience Engineering (XE) team is looking for a “Linux Software Maintenance Engineer” position focused on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to join us. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on critical fixes for userspace and kernel components in stable update streams. You will make sure that our solutions fulfill the highest possible enterprise quality, performance, usability, and supportability criteria. You will gain a deep understanding of a variety of technologies from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).* You will need to work Hybrid in Boston MA, Raleigh NC or Westford MA*

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be detail focused and mindful of following secure coding standards as you’ll be working on stable streams. You’ll work with older streams that have their own specifics, requiring troubleshooting of potential problems. Some of the work may be automated, so previous experience and willingness to work with automation tooling could save you time.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) updates and be responsible for the updates in the stable streams

• Backport selected security and other bug fixes into the stable release streams and help with tracking of upstream patches for backport

• Configure or backport tests, set up test environment, run tests, and verify fixes

• Help with the development of the tests and test framework

• Help with development and integration efforts of the test environment

• Troubleshoot any potential issues, collaborate with the engineering team on resolving them

• Collaborate with various teams (product engineering, quality engineering, program management, release engineering) in order to deliver updates in a timely manner and appropriate quality

• Participate in product engineering team meetings

• Mentor junior team members, share best practices

Required Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in Linux software engineering or quality engineering (QE)

• Ability to work Hybrid from Boston MA, Westford MA or Raleigh NC.

• Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or a related engineering field, or relevant professional experience

• Practical experience as a Linux administrator, power user or developer with any distribution

• Familiarity with scripting using Bash or Python, or both

• Good C/C++ skills

• Experience working with Git (cherry-picking, merging, rebasing, etc. )

• Basic debugging (e.g., GDB, strace), troubleshooting, and analytical skills

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team

• Multi-tasking skills and ability to work under tight deadlines

• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English

Experience with the following are considered a plus:

• Collaborating in open source software communities

• Cloud computing, e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, EC2

• A CVE system and its related solution delivery processes

• RPM based packaging

• Using GitLab and Git in contributor and maintainer roles

• One of the following areas: SQL databases, networking, or security

The salary range for this position is $61,560.00 - $95,520.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● 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