About the job The Red Hat Experience Engineering XE Sustaining Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help lead a new team aimed at improving the long-term product experience of our Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL customers In this role you will work closely with Product Engineering to deliver on extended product maintenance work including handling defects bugs and CVEs in any extended life streams of Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL Focused on product development that goes beyond the normal 6 month maintenance phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL minor releases you will actively lead EUS TUS E4S AMC and ELS lifestreams You ll be actively leading all aspects of Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL maintenance You will co-lead our patch review process the development and execution of backports and test plans and the creation of automation tools to improve the efficiency flexibility and quality of Red Hat s patch delivery to customers To succeed in this role you ll need to have the ability to think creatively and adapt to rapid change as well as an eagerness to learn new things and to innovate for process and quality efficiency What will you do Contribute to the vision and innovation of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL product maintenance offerings aiming to make Red Hat a global leader in long-term product experience Lead daily activities of product maintenance engineering teams serving as a regional and global expert on pressing Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL product issues Resolve and proactively address critical issues that have an impact on long-term regional or global business success of Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL Work within the complete Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL solutions portfolio and be responsible for the delivery of Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL updates to the maintenance streams Lead developer and QE counterparts product and project manager and release engineering teams across the globe to ensure the development and delivery of fixes meet the schedule requirements and high quality standards expected and required by Red Hat customers Diagnose the root cause of failures Backport CVE and bug fixes to stable release streams Develop maintain and monitor tests and onboard automated tests into a continuous integration workflow as much as possible Develop onboarding and training for current team members Mentor junior team members What will you bring Outstanding debugging troubleshooting and analytical skills 3 years of experience in software engineering and or quality engineering Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related engineering field or relevant professional experience Experience committing code at scale on complex source control structures Familiarity with scripting using Python and or Bash etc Experience developing software using C Ability to remain patient and diligent when working on detailed tasks Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team Multi-tasking skills and ability to work under tight deadlines Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English The following is considered a plus Experience collaborating in open source software communities Solid skills and background in Linux kernel building development and testing Solid skills and background in userspace building development and testing Experience with software test planning test cases design test script automation and documentation Experience with cloud computing e g AWS Microsoft Azure EC2 Experience using GitLab and Git in contributor and maintainer roles Experience with CVE systems and related solution delivery processes Ability to collaborate with development engineers understand priorities understand code risk meet deadlines have a strong sense of responsibility and work with minimal supervision About Red Hat Red Hat is the world s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux cloud container and 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📌 Senior Software Maintenance Engineer (Maharashtra)
🏢 Red Hat
📍 Maharashtra