[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS) @Red River

Role Description

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS) Engineering builds industry-leading security solutions for OpenShift and Kubernetes environments. Our mission is to make OpenShift the most secure Kubernetes distribution by delivering end-to-end security capabilities across the entire software development lifecycle.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in backend systems and automation to join the RHACS team. In this role, you will act as a technical leader responsible for designing and delivering scalable, reliable, and secure software systems. You will champion a customer-first mindset, drive engineering excellence, and help define quality standards that ensure robust and production-ready systems at scale.

What you’ll do

• Technical Leadership & Impact
  • Lead the design and implementation of backend services and core system components within the RHACS platform.
  • Build and evolve critical services, automation tooling, and Linux-based data collection systems with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
  • Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the long-term technical direction of the platform.
• Engineering Excellence & Quality
  • Own the quality of your code and ensure systems are thoroughly tested, observable, and resilient.
  • Champion a “design-first” engineering culture by driving design document practices and structured technical reviews.
  • Build and improve automated testing frameworks for complex distributed systems.
• Innovation & Technical Strategy
  • Proactively identify technical gaps, emerging risks, and future scalability challenges in Kubernetes security.
  • Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and languages that improve developer productivity and system robustness.
• Collaboration & Cross-functional Execution
  • Partner closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and refine RHACS features.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment on architecture, priorities, and delivery timelines.
• Customer Focus & Problem Solving
  • Diagnose and resolve complex customer issues involving Kubernetes, Linux internals, and distributed systems.
  • Provide deep technical insight and guidance to improve system reliability and customer experience.
• Mentorship & Team Growth
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and technical guidance.
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field with 5+ years of software engineering experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience in backend systems, security, or distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in backend development with experience in languages such as Go, C++, or similar.
• Proven experience designing and building scalable, high-performance distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience building RESTful and/or gRPC APIs in production environments.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, including deployment, operations, and security in production environments.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with system-level debugging, Linux internals, or security-focused engineering is highly desirable.
• Strong advocate for automated testing, CI/CD, and high-quality engineering practices.
• Experience writing clear, structured technical design documents.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, product, and design teams.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-evolving technical environments.

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, and employee assistance program