Sr Principal Software Engineer (Azure)

About this role

About the Job

The Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Engineering team is looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer. In this high-impact role, you will be a lead technical voice in the development of ARO Hosted Control Planes (HCP), defining the infrastructure and lifecycle management patterns that power mission-critical workloads for global enterprises. You will bridge the gap between upstream open-source innovation and the operational excellence required to run a first-party Azure service, guiding the project from initial concept through to the delivery of a highly available, resilient global offering.

What you will do

• Contribute to the evolution of Azure Red Hat OpenShift, focusing on scalability, high availability, and seamless lifecycle management within the Azure ecosystem.
• Drive the strategy for AI integration within the platform while championing the use of AI-assisted development tools to improve team velocity and code quality.
• Act as a contributor to upstream projects, ensuring Red Hat’s interests and customer needs are represented in the broader CNCF community.
• Collaborate across organizational boundaries with Microsoft Azure engineering teams to co-develop integrated cloud-native solutions.
• Collaborate deeply with Product Management to advocate for the customer, reconciling customer demands with system constraints to define high-impact product specifications.
• Mentor senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Work with Red Hat's Global Customer Support team and partner support teams on resolving customer issues.
• Influence the long-term product roadmap by identifying customer needs and emerging industry trends, translating them into architectural requirements, design, and code.
• Publicize the team's work through blogs, web postings, or conference talks.

What you will bring

• 12+ years of software development experience in Linux environments, with mastery of Golang.
• Deep expert...