Red hat Principal Software Quality Engineer 

United States, North Carolina, Raleigh 

704192756

As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will work as a core member of an evolving development team, rapidly designing, building, testing, securing, and releasing new capabilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Software Development Engineers, to gain a deep understanding of features, customer use cases, and technical implementations. This knowledge will enable you to design real-world test plans, build regression test suites, and drive the integration of quality-driven methodologies throughout the software development lifecycle.

You will be responsible for developing and executing both manual and automated tests to accelerate the testing process and improve product quality. Our Quality Engineers are not just black-box testers; they have a deep understanding of software internals, can debug issues, and write automated tests using scripting and user-level automation tools. As an individual contributor, you’ll take ownership of tasks from inception to completion with minimal oversight, while collaborating with other engineers to ensure best practices and high-quality deliverables.

What you will do

• Architect and lead implementation of new features and identify quality improvements for RHOAI

• Innovate in the MLOps domain by participating in upstream communities

• Provide technical vision and leadership on critical and high-impact projects

• Ensure non-functional requirements including security, resiliency, and maintainability are met

• Write unit and integration tests and work with quality engineers to ensure product quality

• Use CI/CD best practices to deliver solutions as productization efforts into RHOAI

• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing recommendations and technical knowledge with team members

• Collaborate with product management, other engineering, and cross-functional teams to analyze and clarify business requirements

• Communicate effectively to stakeholders and team members to ensure proper visibility of development efforts

• Give thoughtful and prompt code reviews

• Represent RHOAI in external engagements including industry events, customer meetings, and open-source communities

• Mentor, influence, and coach a distributed team of engineers

What you will bring

• Development expertise in Golang and/or Python,

• Advanced experience testing applications in Golang and/or Python

• Advanced experience in Kubernetes, OpenShift, or other cloud-native technologies

• Ability to quickly learn and guide others on using new tools and technologies

• Experience with source code management tools such as Git

• Proven ability to innovate and a passion for staying at the forefront of technology.

• Excellent system understanding and troubleshooting capabilities

• Autonomous work ethic, thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Technical leadership acumen in a global team environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The following will be considered a plus (use for all three):

• While a Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related discipline is valued, we prioritize practical experience and technical prowess

• Understanding of how Open Source and Free Software communities work

• Experience with development for public cloud services (AWS, GCE, Azure)

The salary range for this position is $111,260.00 - $183,580.00. 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