Red Hat is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to act as the technical bridge between our global engineering teams and key automotive partners in Korea. In this role, you will help major automotive players migrate from proprietary legacy systems to a modern, containerized, open-source architecture.

What You'll Do

Act as the trusted technical advisor to automotive partners, explaining complex open-source concepts and helping design next-generation In-Vehicle architecture.
Scope and decompose large, complex engineering tasks, diving deep into low-level system issues like Kernel, BSP, and Performance to provide hands-on solutions.
Serve as the critical communication link between Korean automotive customers and Red Hat's global, English-speaking engineering teams, translating requirements.
Proactively advance the product by collaborating with upstream open-source communities and driving cross-functional projects for better technical choices.
Recognize good industry practices, guide the team to innovate on product delivery, and speak, present, or blog about technical changes.

What We're Looking For

Extensive experience with Linux systems programming, debugging, and architecture, including how a Linux distribution is built and how the Kernel interacts with hardware.
Native or business fluent Korean to navigate complex discussions with local automotive executives.
Advanced business fluency in English (CEFR C1+) to articulate complex technical ideas to global teams clearly and confidently.
Strong programming and debugging experience with C and Python.
Experience with Linux Containers (OCI) and understanding of how cloud-native paradigms apply to edge or embedded devices.
Ability to set and manage expectations with partners and present technical roadmaps to business or engineering audiences.
Ability to work with a geographically distributed team across multiple time zones without constant supervision.

Nice to Have

Experience with Rust, especially Rust for Linux.
Familiarity with Yocto, OSTree, or how to build a custom Linux distribution.
Understanding of Hypervisors (KVM) and VirtIO.
Familiarity with Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift.
Involvement in open source communities and a deep understanding of the 'Upstream First' philosophy.
Experience with Continuous Integration / Delivery pipelines in a systems context.

Technical Stack

Linux, C, Python, Rust
OCI Containers, Yocto, OSTree
KVM, VirtIO
Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift

Team & Environment

You will work with a geographically distributed team across multiple time zones.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position based in Seoul.

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