Principal Software Engineer - Virtualization Cloud Team
Red Hat · Bangalore, India
About this role
Red Hat is hiring a staff-level Cloud Engineer in the software engineering function based in Bangalore, India. The posting calls out experience with Python, Rust, C, AWS.
- Role
- Cloud Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
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Job description
from Red Hat careersAbout the Job :
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Engineering (RHEL) team is looking for a skilled and passionate developer with strong Linux operating system experience to join us as a Principal Software Engineer. In this role, you will focus on developing, deploying, integrating, and validating RHEL workloads on multiple public clouds including AWS, GCP, and Azure. You will work in an environment where diverse perspectives are invited, the best ideas are valued, and people feel empowered to contribute.
As a Principal Software Engineer, your contributions go directly into the RHEL ecosystem and upstream communities like the Kernel, KVM, and Cloud-provider projects to escalate your influence and value in the industry. You will work as a pioneer on cutting-edge initiatives that allow virtualized workloads to thrive in massive-scale public cloud environments.
What You Will Do?
Participate in RHEL development developing features, root causing and fixing bugs including validation for multiple public clouds.
Troubleshoot, brainstorm, design, and deliver fixes for internal and external customers related to your area of expertise.
Tackle the intellectual challenge of complex bug resolution while having the creative freedom to develop next-generation features.
Engage in technical discussions, team brainstorming sessions, and planning to contribute to the next generation of features and innovations.
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