Software Engineer

About the job:

The Red Hat Satellite Engineering team is seeking a Software Engineer who is highly motivated and a versatile Python Developer to join our dynamic team in Pune, India. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across both development and quality assurance functions, ensuring the robustness, reliability, and performance of our solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in Linux environments, proficiency in Python development, and a solid understanding of networking and system administration.

This role will involve contributing to a system management solution called Red Hat Satellite based on upstream projects like , . It is written in Ruby on Rails and supports provisioning on various hypervisors and cloud services and automation written in Python (). Our team is global, and our stack is open-sourced, including technologies like Python, Pytest, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Sinatra, and React. You'll have the opportunity to work on real-life issues of an on-premise enterprise product with thousands of existing users.

What will you do?

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for our software solutions' testing frameworks
• Contribute features and bug fixes in collaboration with other team members
• Collaborate with other team members on analyzing and fixing bugs in the project
• Incorporate feedback from other team members during PR reviews to drive development tasks to a successful conclusion
• Collaborate across time zones and geolocations with cross-functional teams, including other engineering teams, product management, UX designers
• Publicly communicate planned changes with developers and users, gathering their inputs and incorporating them into your work
• Work on prototypes for new enhancements, experimenting with new tools and projects to further improve the system
• Demonstrate contributions to stakeholders and the community
• Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) , Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development, identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling

What will you bring?

• Relevant 2+ years of hands-on experience in Python development, including designing, coding, and debugging applications
• Experience using Pytest for writing and maintaining automated tests
• Hands-on experience with a Linux distribution i.e. any one of (RHEL/Rocky/Alma/CentOS Stream/Suse)
• Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls) and ability to troubleshoot network issues
• Familiarity or experience with front-end technologies such as React, Redux, Django, or Flask
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to solve technical issues independently
• Proficient in English (both written and verbal communication)
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Passion for continuous learning and keeping up with new technologies and industry trends

The following are considered a plus:

• Knowledge of Ruby, CI practices, Kubernetes, and container technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman)
• Experience with configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible
• Familiarity with network booting mechanisms such as PXE or iPXE
• Exposure to virtualization/cloud platforms like VMware, KVM, OpenStack, AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Understanding of PostgreSQL database administration and interaction
• Contributions to open-source projects