Red Hat · 9 hours ago
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $313K/yr
10+ years expRed 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. They are seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to join their AI Innovation team, where the role involves bridging AI algorithms and open source tooling to enhance Red Hat's AI portfolio.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechLinuxOpen SourceOperating SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
Define the technical strategy and architecture for AI/ML tooling and frameworks to work smoothly with platform components, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the organization, advising leadership and stakeholders on the design of frameworks that drive community adoption and developer delight
Mentor and coach Principal and Senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and helping to build specialized AI/ML tooling skills within the team
Influence the broader open-source AI ecosystem by designing frameworks that make our tools popular in the community
Champion and define the team's best practices for leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation workflows
Lead the development of complex projects on data generation, model training, inference-time scaling, and new algorithms
Set engineering standards for code reviews, testing frameworks (CI/CD), and system documentation
Evaluate and select appropriate technologies to build robust, user-friendly developer tools
Drive the design of our open-source tools to ensure they are accessible, extensible, and ready for widespread community adoption
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software development experience, with significant experience architecting and building developer tooling for Machine Learning workflows
Ability to work in the Boston MA office
Proven track record of maintaining or creating AI/ML projects, with a strong preference for popular Open Source projects or large-scale enterprise internal tooling frameworks
Deep knowledge of machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and the developer pain points associated with the ML lifecycle
Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly in the context of tooling, fine-tuning, or serving
Demonstrated ability to identify and integrate the latest AI tooling frameworks and best practices into the organization to accelerate engineering efficiency
Proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Rust) with a strong preference for languages common in the ML ecosystem
Demonstrated ability to lead technical strategy for tooling frameworks or platform engineering teams
Proven experience designing software frameworks or APIs that have achieved significant adoption
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence Red Hat leadership and shape open-source strategy
Proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and elevating the technical bar of an organization
Preferred
Advanced programming expertise in Python, specifically related to the ML ecosystem (libraries, packaging, performance)
Experience with state-of-the-art post-training techniques
Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Machine Learning, NLP, or a related field
Experience with Red Hat products
Benefits
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
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Company
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2018-10-28Acquired
1999-08-20IPO
1999-03-09Corporate Round
Leadership Team
Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Global Engineering
Andrew Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
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