Principal Solution Engineer

About The Job
Red Hat is looking for a Principal Solution Engineer to join our Ecosystem Engineering team, focusing on the optimization of AI/ML models inference and serving. In this role, you will identify, build, and optimize emerging use-case patterns within the AI and vertical industries. These patterns will leverage Red Hat products, partner offerings, and open source projects deployed on Red Hat's portfolio, with a specific emphasis on model serving, inference, and MLOps workflows. You will collaborate closely with Red Hat engineering and product management teams, using insights gained from interactions with partners and customers to influence product adoption and development. As part of a geographically distributed team, you will engage with multiple Red Hat engineering teams and open source communities globally. Success in this role requires strong motivation, curiosity, a passion for problem-solving, and hands-on experience with Linux technologies and open source.

What You Will Do

• Identify emerging patterns for applying Red Hat offerings to business problems
• Discover and describe what differentiates our solutions from competitive alternatives by working directly with key partners and customers who deploy and operate our solutions
• Create reference architectures for optimized AI workloads running on/with Red Hat's portfolio
• Create and conduct on-demand demo labs, providing an initial practical experience for key partners and customers
• Provide technical vision and leadership on critical and high impact projects
• Communicate and promote the results of reference architectures globally through publication of blogs and speaking at webinars and conferences
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing recommendations and technical knowledge

What You Will Bring

• Passionate about technology and continuous learning; an innovator with the ability to quickly master new tools and technologies and work independently.
• Technical leadership acumen
• Advanced experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, or other cloud-native technologies
• Experience with AI and Machine Learning platforms, tools, and frameworks, such as LangChain/LangGraph, PyTorch, vLLM, MCP, and Kubeflow
• Ability to work on your own in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience in technical leadership, publishing content, or presenting at industry events
• Passion for open source and community-based software development models
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience

The Following Will Be Considered a Plus

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, operations research, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent expertise; Master's or PhD is a big plus
• Experience in a customer-facing role, such as: solution architecture or consulting, focused on deploying complex AI/ML solutions on Kubernetes.
• Advanced development experience in Python or Go.
• Familiarity with AI/ML services across major public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or hardware accelerators (CUDA, ROCm).
• Experience working with automation tools/frameworks (e.g., Ansible, GitOps) and with MLOps/LLMOps platforms
• Knowledge and interest in developing tools and solutions using Agentic workflows

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. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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