Summary
Chen Yosef is a seasoned software engineering leader with nearly two decades of experience and nine years in senior engineering roles, currently serving as Director of Software Engineering at Red Hat. He has a strong track record building and scaling cloud-native, microservices architectures and leading cross-functional teams from hands-on engineering to executive operations, including COO/VP R&D responsibilities. His background spans embedded systems and automotive connectivity through to cloud platforms and Kubernetes, reflecting a rare blend of low-level systems expertise and modern distributed cloud practices. Chen combines technical depth in Python, Go, CI/CD and container ecosystems with strategic leadership in product delivery and organizational growth. Based in Israel with an MBA and a BCSE from Technion, he is comfortable navigating both startup dynamics and enterprise-grade programs, having led transitions such as company separation and large global customer projects. Notably, his career progression shows a continuous expansion from embedded engineering to managing large-scale cloud engineering organizations, signaling a leader who scales systems and teams in tandem.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BCSE, Software, BCSE, Software at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
MBA, MBA, MBA, MBA at Tel Aviv University
English