Red Hat is hiring — Senior Software Engineer at Boston, MA, USA
Description: The OS Platform team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on integrating components that enable running AI workloads on a RHEL-based operating system appliance. Responsibilities include building Python tooling, packaging (RPM), developing GitLab pipelines, shell scripting, containerization etc. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Salary Range: Approx. **USD 133,650 – 220,680 / year** as listed. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
How to Prepare:
- Brush up on Linux packaging tools and workflows (RPM & YUM/DNF etc.).
- Strong Python scripting skills and working with CI/CD (GitLab or similar).
- Experience with containerization & shell scripting, dev tooling.
- Understanding operating system components and integration of hardware/software in appliance form.
Company / Culture Highlights: Red Hat is a major open source company (now under IBM), with strong engineering culture, contributions upstream, remote & hybrid possibilities, good job stability. Employees often praise the openness, community contributions, and learning opportunities. —
Pros & Cons:
Pros: High technical depth, good compensation, impact on platform level tools; work with open source & devops pipelines.
Cons: May require working with legacy or complex existing systems; steep expectations; possibly tight deadlines.
Apply Link: Apply via LinkedIn – Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat (Boston) :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}