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Senior Software Engineer

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Responsibilities

  • Assess the importance and ROI of different performance testing strategies and tools (e.g., k6, Locust, chaos engineering frameworks) for the Konflux ecosystem
  • Drive the definition of performance baselines, Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for Konflux, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure they meet business needs
  • Work closely with Konflux engineering, QE, SRE, and product management teams to embed performance considerations throughout the development lifecycle and gain buy-in for strategic initiatives
  • Define requirements for effective performance monitoring, observability (metrics, tracing, logging using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.), and automated alerting to detect regressions and anomalies
  • Proactively analyze potential performance bottlenecks across the Konflux stack (including dependencies like etcd, networking, storage) and recommend optimization strategies
  • Translate strategic goals and identified gaps into actionable tasks (e.g., Jira epics/stories) and work with teams on prioritization for capacity planning, cost optimization, and testing implementation
  • Clearly articulate performance findings, strategy documents, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or related role
  • Must have ten (10) years of experience with: Linux operating systems; and Linux Kernel and device drivers
  • Must have five (5) years of experience with: Test data visualization, analysis, and identifying performance bottlenecks; Observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, ELK, or Splunk; and Red Hat Konflux, Tekton, or similar CI/CD and build systems
  • Must have three (3) years of experience with: container orchestration software, including Kubernetes or OpenShift; and performance testing tools, including k6, Locust, or JMeter, and/or load, stress, and endurance methodologies
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  • The salary range for this position is $118,600.00 - $195,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
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Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverageFlexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent careHealth Savings Account - high deductible medical planRetirement 401(k) with employer matchPaid time off and holidaysPaid parental leave plans for all new parentsLeave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leaveAdditional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.Inclusion at Red HatRed Hat's culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, chHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Remote work optionsFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonusParental leave

Additional Information

Lead the creation and refinement of the overarching Konflux Performance Strategy, ensuring alignment with user expectations for stability, throughput and speed. Analyze Konflux user performance requirements and identify gaps in the current performance testing approach (covering areas like smoke, load, stress, scalability, endurance, resilience, network, cross-architecture, and component-level testing). Location: 100 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 *Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from the Red Hat, LLC office in Raleigh, NC.

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