Red hat Software Maintenance Engineer 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

57675465

Job Description

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

Required skills

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

• 2+ years experience working in the software field

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

• Experience in open source software and development

• Intermediate knowledge of Linux and programming languages like C, C++, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails

• Familiarity with scripting using Bash or Python, or both

• Experience with software test planning, test cases design, test script automation, and documentation

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

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team

• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English

• Prior participation and active community member in open source software projects is a significant advantage

• Creative, motivated, and capable of working both independently and as part of a globally distributed team

The salary range for this position is $76,920.00 - $123,010.00. 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