principal Software Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 13, 2026

About this role

Red Hat is hiring a principal-level Software Engineer based in Seoul, South Korea. The posting calls out experience with Python, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Posted
May 13, 2026

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Job description

from Red Hat careers

Red Hat Engineering is seeking a passionate and experienced Principle Technical Solution Architect to drive the future of telecommunications. In this pivotal role, you'll be instrumental in working with the NEP partners to develop cutting-edge platform reference architectures leveraging Red Hat's Telco 5G product offerings. You'll contribute to an industry-leading team, shaping the Kubernetes ecosystem for advanced RAN use cases for 5G, 6G and AI telecommunication networks.

This is a unique opportunity to be embedded directly with a leading Telco partner in the vibrant Seoul area, acting as Red Hat's key representative. You'll collaborate globally with diverse Red Hat engineering and Product Management teams, as well as open source communities, making a significant impact on worldwide telecommunication infrastructure.

We're looking for someone driven by curiosity, passionate about problem-solving, and possessing a strong background in Telco technologies, AI, Linux, Kubernetes, and open source.

What You'll Do

  • Innovate & Design: Collaborate closely with Telco partners to create, review, prototype, and validate groundbreaking designs and enhancement proposals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for AI integration, driving continuous improvement and innovation in engineering practices

  • Architect: Develop architectural design with NEP partners, drive adoption of the latest Red Hat functionality into these architectural designs, delivering solution blueprints of these designs and aligning them to Red Hat best practices for the OpenShift platform.

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