Key skills
Distributed SystemsGRPCKubernetesLinuxTerraformGoC++CgRPCHelmRESTfulCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the design and implementation of backend services and core system components within the RHACS platform.
- Build and evolve critical services, automation tooling, and Linux-based data collection systems with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the long-term technical direction of the platform.
- Own the quality of your code and ensure systems are thoroughly tested, observable, and resilient.
- Champion a “design-first” engineering culture by driving design document practices and structured technical reviews.
- Build and improve automated testing frameworks for complex distributed systems.
- Proactively identify technical gaps, emerging risks, and future scalability challenges in Kubernetes security.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and languages that improve developer productivity and system robustness.
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and refine RHACS features.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment on architecture, priorities, and delivery timelines.
- Diagnose and resolve complex customer issues involving Kubernetes, Linux internals, and distributed systems.
- Provide deep technical insight and guidance to improve system reliability and customer experience.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and technical guidance.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and engineering excellence.
Requirements
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field with 5+ years of software engineering experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience in backend systems, security, or distributed systems.
- Strong proficiency in backend development with experience in languages such as Go, C++, or similar.
- Proven experience designing and building scalable, high-performance distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience building RESTful and/or gRPC APIs in production environments.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes, including deployment, operations, and security in production environments.
- Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with system-level debugging, Linux internals, or security-focused engineering is highly desirable.
- Strong advocate for automated testing, CI/CD, and high-quality engineering practices.
- Experience writing clear, structured technical design documents.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, product, and design teams.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-evolving technical environments.
Tech Stack
- Distributed Systems
- GRPC
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Terraform
- Go
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!