Senior Software Engineer (Agent Development) - Boston, MA - Hybrid

Red Hat's Global Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Agentic and AI Engineering Tools team to develop a Kubernetes/OpenShift Operator and associated software for orchestrating deployment of Llama Stack. In this role, you'll contribute directly to Red Hat's rapidly growing AI/ML family of products and will be responsible for the design, development, and refinement of software adding features that enables Llama Stack to achieve Enterprise readiness.

The ideal candidate will have a proven background in developing robust and scalable code. As part of your responsibilities, you will need to adhere to coding best practices and standards, including well-documented, and efficient code; building and implementing upstream unit and E2E automated tests, maintaining updated code documentation and comments, following security best practices, participating in code reviews and other peer review in upstream projects, and staying up-to-date with software engineering technologies, frameworks, and methodologies. What You Will Do

• Architect and develop a platform for Agentic AI applications.
• Collaborate with Staff Engineers, Engineering, Product Management, and User Experience to define customer needs and use cases.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers to develop and implement comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to guarantee the reliability and performance in the upstream project, maintaining CI/CD workflows in GitHub, and ensuring downstream quality.
• Participate in AI-assisted code reviews, utilizing tools that provide Real Time feedback, identify potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, and adherence to coding standards, contributing to a more thorough and efficient review process.
• Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (eg, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.
• Create and maintain clear, concise upstream technical documentation including API references and user guides and collaborating with our internal tech writers to create robust downstream documentation.

• 7 to 10 years of advanced Python development experience
• Advanced knowledge designing robust and scalable software used in highly scaled and performant Distributed Systems
• Experience with building agents, agentic workflows, or developing with LLMs
• Knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift and operational knowledge building/deploying containers.
• Experience creating automation for GitHub, using GitHub Actions or related continuous integration tools.
• Experience developing, deploying or maintaining On-prem or Cloud Infrastructure
• Advanced knowledge developing unit, functional, and end-to-end (E2E) test cases and automation
• Ability to quickly learn and use new tools and technologies.

The following is considered a plus

• Experience with open source projects.
• Experience with Security, Observability, Performance or Scale.
• Understanding of DevOps methodology, scrum, and/or Jira.
• Experience with AI and Machine Learning platforms, tools, and frameworks, such as LlamaStack, LangChain, PyTorch, LLaMA.cpp, vLLM, LangGraph, and Kubeflow.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or related discipline.

The salary range for this position is $133,650.00 - $220,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat's compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. About Red Hat, * 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!

Note

These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. Inclusion and Equal Opportunity

Red Hat's culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We welcome applicants from all the dimensions that compose our global village. Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)