Software Engineer - Network HW Enablement & Cloud Infrastructure at Red Hat
Raleigh, NC
$96,440–$154,190from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on integrating SmartNIC and DPU networking hardware with RHEL and OpenShift. Day-to-day work spans writing C, Python, and Go to add hardware support, debugging driver and Linux kernel issues, and building automation for testing and deployment. Suited to engineers comfortable at the intersection of low-level Linux networking and cloud platform software.
Mid level · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 38,800 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 23,300–58,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting is listed as Remote-US with no specific metro or state; compensation may vary by location per the pay transparency note.
Python and Go are presented as interchangeable ('either Python or Go') under the required qualifications; C is separately required for low-level work. Both are marked accordingly.
Networking experience is called out as required ('Some experience with Networking') but names no specific technology or tool, so it is not emitted as a skill per the generic-concept rule.
Linux kernel and driver experience is implied by the Linux requirement and the day-to-day description; no separate kernel-specific tool is named.
Container/DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Jenkins/GitLab CI, Ansible, GitHub) all appear under the explicit 'Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)' section.
The title 'Software Engineer' carries no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements describe solid but not deeply senior scope (works alongside senior engineers, no stated years), supporting a Mid classification.
AI/LLM integration is mentioned as a day-to-day responsibility but no specific AI tool or platform is named, so it is not emitted as a skill.
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