The Red Hat Off Campus Drive 2026 has officially opened its doors, inviting ambitious graduates to apply for the prestigious Associate Software Maintenance Engineer Trainee position. This recruitment drive is a golden opportunity for students from the 2025 and 2026 batches to kickstart their professional journey in a culture that values collaboration, transparency, and technical excellence.
Red Hat Off Campus Drive Overview :
Job Title : Trainee – Associate Software Maintenance Engineer
Job Location : Pune
Salary : High in Industry
Experience : Freshers
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Qualification : BE/B.Tech/BSc/BCA/MCAME/M.Tech
Batch : Any Batch
Job Description :
Red Hat Critical Accounts Program (CAP) team is hiring for a 6 months duration apprenticeship program and seeking a Trainee – Associate Software Maintenance Engineer (ASME) to join our newly formed Product Experience Engineering team.
Based on performance and evaluation, this position has the potential to convert into a full-time role at the end of the apprenticeship period.
What will you do?
- Perform basic investigation and troubleshooting of OpenShift and Linux software issues based on general instructions, utilizing debugging tools to find resolutions.
- Proactively write test cases and their corresponding code fixes for complex, real-world customer environments to help clear out the engineering backlog.
- Utilize AI-augmented tooling (like Claude, Gemini, and Cursor) to accelerate test case creation, automate routine tasks, and ensure data consistency via prompt engineering.
- Utilize standard open-source engineering workflows (Git, cherry-picking, rebasing) to submit fixes, ensuring code meets strict Engineering quality standards.
- Gather information for bugs, propose fixes or workarounds, and collaborate with cross-functional global teams.
- Build and maintain automated test suites and CI/CD pipelines to ensure product quality and implementation of clean, maintainable code.
What will you bring?
- Recent Graduation (within the last two years: 2025/2026) with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology (computer science or IT), science, or computer applications, or a master’s degree in computer applications.
- Familiarity with scripting (Bash or Python) and strong C/C++, Go, or Golang skills relevant to our product stacks.
- Basic understanding of Linux fundamentals (Storage, Networking, etc.), Containers, open-source development.
- Familiarity with Git workflows (GitLab/GitHub) and basic concepts of CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated mindset with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, inclusive environment.
Good to have:
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- Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) or containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Previous experience with data visualization tools, SQL, or debugging/observability tools.
- Red Hat Certifications like RHCSA, RHCE, or OpenShift (DO188, DO280).
- Open-source community contributions and a growth mindset centered on customer experience and innovation.
How To Apply For Red Hat Off Campus:
The interested and eligible graduates register for the same position on following Red Hat careers portal link.
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