Software Engineer

About The Job :

The Red Hat Performance Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to join us in Bangalore, India. In this role, you will work in a small team that is focused on performance characterization and improvement of the Red Hat Products. You’ll also conduct performance characterization and enhancement on the innovative cloud technologies ranging from provisioning, entitlement, messaging, and virtualization. As a Software Engineer, you will receive guidance from others in the Performance Engineering team and will work with the product team to optimize the components that make the open cloud possible.

What will you do?

• Perform automated regression of various cloud platforms.

• Troubleshoot failures in regression runs

• Support of automated data reduction tools.

• Investigate and analyze performance numbers generated by tools

• Recommend improvement and design modification based on the analysis

• Automate the testing process for ease of usability and repeatability

• Participate in and contribute to weekly team meetings 

• Interact with external partners and customers regarding issues faced by them

• Schedule and lead reviews with senior management

What will you bring?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science

• 3+ years of experience in software development

• Experience with Bash scripting

• Experience with Python

• General understanding of Public Clouds

• Keen interest in performance testing, optimization, or monitoring

• Experience with Linux.

• Ability to develop and run performance tools and articulate the results in a meaningful manner

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience with Ansible

• Familiarity with performance and monitoring tools

• Red Hat certification is an advantage

• Open source development processes

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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