Software Engineer, Telco
Red Hat · Raleigh, NC
About this role
Red Hat is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Raleigh, NC. The posting calls out experience with Python, Go, C++, C. Compensation is listed at $96,440–$154,190 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
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Job description
from Red Hat careersAbout the Job
Red Hat Engineering is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Telco 5G Platform team. You will be part of a team responsible for designing and implementing the container platform for 5G telecommunication networks, contributing to industry-leading technologies in the Kubernetes and Telecom ecosystem, for example CNCF projects, and ORAN. You will be working on industry-leading projects and technologies and breaking new ground.
As a part of a geographically distributed team, you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams and open source communities around the globe.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have motivation, curiosity, passion for problem solving, and experience with Linux technologies, Kubernetes and open source development models.
What You Will Do
Bring Telecom High Availability and small footprint concepts to the CNF platform, enabling 5G vRAN deployments
Play an active role and contribute to multiple open source projects and communities like Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Open vSwitch (OVS), and Open Virtual Network (OVN)
Troubleshoot, analyze bug root causes and provide resolutions
Review design, enhancement proposals and patches from other members
System level engineering and design for performance
Work with the quality engineering team (QE) to ensure effective and complete test coverage
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