The Red Hat Engineering Client Tools team is looking for a colleague interested in Linux, Python and Go to join us in Waterford, Ireland. In this role, you will work with a group of talented software engineers, software quality engineers, and contributors across the globe to ensure a smooth customer experience in connecting RHEL systems with Red Hat’s Hybrid Console services by modernizing the registration/content delivery and reporting experience delivered in RHEL. You’ll work on new features and address existing defects and bugs in our projects. The position will also allow you to learn the inner workings of Linux and improve your Python and Go language skills, as well as participate in technical vision and provide leadership on critical and high-impact projects.

This strategic role will require you to demonstrate solid technical leadership skills, manage roadmap development and take ownership of the end-to-end experience of the new unified remote host configuration services. The Client tools team is a highly collaborative, globally distributed team with great engineers ready to help you with onboarding.

Some of the projects we maintain include:
https://github.com/RedHatInsights/rhc/
https://github.com/RedHatInsights/yggdrasil
https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/

To be successful as a Client Tools Engineer, you need to have motivation, curiosity, a passion for problem-solving, and experience with Linux, Python, Go, network protocols, systemd, IPC (D-Bus, Varlink), RPM packages, and Open Source. We are looking for an open-minded person who can think creatively, adapt quickly, and contribute to our future automation efforts.

What will you do:

• Develop customer-facing tools in Go and Python.
• Develop integrations between various services from Red Hat’s Hybrid Console services with RHEL stack.
• Participate in the implementation of unified client tools by adding support for a more modernized registration, data collection, and remote management options.
• Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) during the whole development lifecycle, from code generation to reviews, to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.
• Contribute to unit and integration test development and work with quality engineers to ensure the highest level of product quality.
• Participate in technical vision and provide leadership on critical and high-impact projects.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies and development methodologies.
• Prototype and present your ideas; communicate with other team members.
• Work in a cross-functional team together with other software engineers, quality engineers, product and project managers to apply the implementation of those features and processes to the specific software products.

What will you bring:

• Advanced experience working in a Linux environment with Python or Go.
• Proficiency in Linux operation and administration - understanding of the Linux architecture, services, configuration, logging, etc.
• Experience managing code on GitHub or other git forge.
• Experience with system protocols, systemd, and RPM packages.
• Experience providing technical leadership across a global team and collaborating with the team in delivering on a vision.
• Detail-oriented thinking, understanding customer perspective, good debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work as part of an agile team, follow clean code practices, and quickly absorb new knowledge.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English.

The following will be considered a plus:

• Experience and knowledge of writing applications using network protocols and IPC technology (e.g. D-Bus, Varlink).
• Involvement in some upstream open source projects.
• Experience with cloud technologies.

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