Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their GCP Hosted Control Planes team. This role involves designing and implementing features for a managed service that enables organizations to run OpenShift Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud Platform, while also working with AI coding agents to enhance software development processes.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement features, bug fixes, and infrastructure automation for the GCP HCP platform using Go and Kubernetes
- Work within an agent-augmented development workflow: decompose work into well-specified tasks, guide AI agents through implementation, and rigorously review agent-generated code and tests
- Write and maintain custom linters, structural tests, and CI gate checks that enforce architectural boundaries and prevent drift — for both human and agent contributors
- Contribute to the team's structured documentation system (design documents, architecture decision records, AGENTS.md context files) that serves as the source of truth for AI agents and humans alike
- Build and maintain the observability, deployment pipelines, and automation that support multi-region managed OpenShift clusters on GCP
- Participate in peer code reviews with a focus on correctness, security, and adherence to established architectural constraints
- Own test strategy for the features you deliver — design test plans, write unit and integration tests, and ensure end-to-end coverage across the platform's multi-region architecture
- Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems spanning GKE host clusters, HyperShift control planes, and customer workloads
- Participate in on-call rotations to support production managed services
- Mentor peers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement in both technical craft and agent-augmented workflows
Skills
- 5+ years of experience developing software in a Linux environment, with strong proficiency in Go
- Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem, including writing and operating controllers and operators
- Experience with at least one major public cloud platform (GCP preferred; AWS or Azure also relevant)
- Experience with distributed version control (Git) and CI/CD systems
- Good understanding of Linux operating systems and container runtimes
- Demonstrated ability to review code critically and troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems
- Excellent written communication skills — you will write documentation and specifications that serve as executable context for AI agents, not just other humans
- Comfort working with AI coding tools (code generation, agent-driven workflows, LLM-assisted review) as part of daily development practice
- Experience with GKE, GCP networking, GCP IAM, or Workload Identity Federation
- Understanding of HyperShift or multi-tenant Kubernetes control plane architectures
- Experience writing custom linters, static analysis rules, or structural/architectural tests
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps tools (Terraform, Tekton, ArgoCD)
- Experience with observability systems (Prometheus, Google Managed Prometheus)
- Participation in open source communities; contributions to Kubernetes or OpenShift upstream projects
- Experience designing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines that serve as quality gates for agent-generated code
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, agent context design, or structured documentation practices for AI-assisted development
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 Overview
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.redhat.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Red Hat has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2026, 157 in 2025, 148 in 2024, 156 in 2023, 181 in 2022, 154 in 2021, 106 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.