Red hat Senior Software Engineer - OpenJDK 

Czechia, Southeast, Brno 

510212467

Job Summary

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to have the ability to think creatively and adapt to rapid change, as well as an eagerness to learn new things, and to innovate for process and quality efficiency.

What you will do:

• Work on OpenJDK updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 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

• Work with the upstream open source community on code reviews and project discussions

What you will bring:

• Good Java and C/C++ skills

• Knowledge of Linux and UNIX system programming

• Knowledge of Programming Language Implementation. Compilers, libraries, and language runtimes.

• Familiarity with shell scripting and interpreted programming languages like Python, Ruby

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

• Knowledge of Linux and UNIX system programming

• Knowledge of Windows and Windows system programming

• 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

• Prior knowledge or experience with the OpenJDK project or JDK/JVM internals is a plus

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

• Interest in open source software and development