Principal Software Engineer - Virtualization Cloud Team

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Virtualization Cloud Team at Red Hat, you will serve as a technical leader driving the design and implementation of next-generation virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. You will own critical architectural decisions, lead complex engineering initiatives, and influence the long-term technical roadmap for Red Hat's virtualization products. Your day-to-day work involves deep systems-level programming, performance optimization, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of hypervisor and cloud-native virtualization technologies. You will actively engage with upstream open-source communities, represent Red Hat in technical forums, and mentor senior engineers across the team. This role demands deep expertise in Linux kernel internals, virtualization stacks, and distributed cloud systems, along with a proven track record of delivering impactful engineering outcomes.