Associate Software Engineer
Red Hat
About the Role
Red Hat Global Engineering is looking for an Associate Software Engineer who is intrigued by how things work and constantly looks for ways to make them better. In this role, you will not just be a tester, you will also be a developer who designs, automates, and finds creative ways to solve potential problems. You'll be required to interpret test requirements from customer use cases and develop innovative automated solutions for the testing of real-world customer workflows in test environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain test environments and automated test suites
- Develop test cases in Python and maintain a thorough understanding of the functionality of our offerings
- Ensure continued quality of existing features and assess the quality of newly developed and planned features as per products strategic direction
- Contribute to our test automation framework
- Contribute to test tooling projects related to deploying test environments and infrastructure, automating test pipelines, reporting test results, etc.
- Deliver clear status for testing areas in a timely manner
- Explore, identify, and document new bugs clearly and accurately
- Work in a fast-paced agile environment
- Work with other teams internally
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Python experience
- Experience with Linux or UNIX systems
- Experience with Git or other source control technologies
- Interest in testing and investigating how things work internally
- Ability to coordinate and help others solve difficult problems
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work on a fast-paced project
Considered a Plus
- Understanding of container technologies like Docker or Kubernetes, any cloud (AWS/Azure/GCE) knowledge.
- Configuration management, e.g., Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Chef, or Puppet, experience
- Experience with continuous integration (CI) or CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Travis and creating test pipelines
- Experience using or participating in open source projects
Compensation
- Salary Range: $76,830.00 - $122,890.00
- Actual offer will be based on qualifications.
- Compensation factors include: job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity.
- This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity.
About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies.
Benefits (US Full-time, Permanent Associates)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
- Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
- Retirement 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
- Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
- Additional benefits: employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more.