Automation engineer

Job Summary

As an AI Automation & Prompt Optimization Engineer on the AI Testing & Workflow Validation team, you will design, test, and refine prompts that enable AI models to generate code and execute automated workflows. You’ll work closely with engineering, QA, and product teams to ensure AI-driven features are accurate, reliable, and aligned with user and technical requirements. This role combines creativity in prompt design with rigorous testing and validation practices.

At Red Hat, our commitment to open source innovation extends beyond our products - it’s embedded in how we work and grow. Red Hatters embrace change – especially in our fast-moving technological landscape – and have a strong growth mindset. That's why we encourage our teams to proactively, thoughtfully, and ethically use AI to simplify their workflows, cut complexity, and boost efficiency. This empowers our associates to focus on higher-impact work, creating smart, more innovative solutions that solve our customers' most pressing challenges.

We are seeking highly experienced professionals with at least 7 years of hands-on expertise in the areas described.

What You Will Do

• Design, iterate, and optimize prompts for AI-assisted code generation and workflow execution.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and QA to translate feature requirements into effective prompting strategies and evaluation benchmarks.
• Validate AI-generated outputs through structured test cases, regression testing, and performance evaluation.
• Build or adapt internal tooling to streamline prompt testing, versioning, and deployment.
• Capture insights from prompt performance, including failure modes, and iterate toward more consistent, high-quality results.
• Document prompt patterns, metrics, and best practices to support knowledge sharing across the team.
  
  

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience working with large language models (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Claude) for code generation or workflow automation.
• Strong coding skills in Python or a similar language, with the ability to integrate AI outputs into backend or frontend systems.
• Familiarity with testing methodologies and frameworks, including unit, integration, and regression testing.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  
  

Nice-to-Have

• Prior experience with AI-assisted development tools or IDE integrations.
• Knowledge of prompt-engineering best practices, including bias mitigation and output evaluation metrics.
• Familiarity with model performance metrics such as functional correctness, ROUGE, or BLEU.
  
  

#AI-Hiring

The salary range for this position is $170,770.00 - $281,770.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

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.

Benefits

• 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 including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
  
  

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.

Inclusion at Red Hat

Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.

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