Software Engineer, Redpanda Data
Core Enterprise
$177-218k
Salary dependent on location. Salary based in the US and may vary in further locations
Open-source data streaming platform
Open for applications
Open-source data streaming platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$177-218k
Salary dependent on location. Salary based in the US and may vary in further locations
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the best present and future of streaming data.
Role
Who you are
- A general technologist at heart with a “I can figure it out” approach to challenges
- A natural collaborator, ready to bring your own ideas as well as support others’ innovations
- Looking to further develop your skills in building scalable and performant systems
- Autonomous, able to work asynchronously while also communicating effectively with team members
- Committed to lifelong learning
- 3+ years of substantial and relevant experience in software development
- Strong understanding and experience of C++, Rust or other systems languages (ideally modern C++17 or C++20), including profiling and benchmarking
- Excellent written communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of and experience integrating auth{n,z} protocols such as: OAuth (OpenID), kerberos, SASL, LDAP, SCRAM, TLS, etc
- Experience with development of high throughput real-time distributed platforms
- Some working knowledge of kubernetes and systems maintenance
- Metrics development including open telemetry, prometheus and Grafana
- Experience developing open source software
- Data streaming application experience
What the job involves
- The Core engineering team’s mission is to create the best data streaming platform
- The team consists of known experts in foundational technologies such as Raft/consensus, transactions, WASM and distributed storage, who have come together to build a differentiated highly performant product with compelling traction in the market
- The Core engineering team works closely across multiple functions at Redpanda and our work directly drives key business metrics through various SaaS and self-managed offerings
- Redpanda continues to mindfully grow and so are we
- We are looking for a software engineer who will help play a big role in expanding Redpanda’s footprint with enterprise-focused features and functionality related to next-generation streaming platform, security, performance and scalability
- Build and maintain the customer-facing interfaces provided by Redpanda
- Analyze and drive for parity with the Kafka API
- Work to enhance both user experience and overall system performance
- Develop supporting infrastructure to enable other core teams to deliver features effectively
- Implement security and access control functions
- Enable new customer-centric capabilities that focus on serving large enterprise customers
- Contribute to the overall success of Redpanda by ensuring our core tenets of Operational Simplicity, No Data Loss and Blazingly Fast remain true as we push the envelope on scalability while expanding our target addressable market through features and integrations
Our take
When dealing with real-time data streaming workloads, the simpler the infrastructure the better. RedPanda was developed as an alternative to the complex industry standard, Apache Kafka (which needed to be used in tandem with ZooKeeper). RedPanda’s Kafka-compatible platform increases businesses’ operational efficiency by allowing them to switch to a single platform.
Formerly known as Vectorized, the company launched the RedPanda in 2021, eventually renaming the company after the product. Its platform is already running on hundreds of thousands of machines, reliably enabling enterprises to continue to run the software that they’ve already invested in while addressing and eliminating past pain points with the status quo of data streaming infrastructures.
With funding under its belt, the company is expanding its marketing, research, and development, increasing its speed, reducing latencies, and adding features such as its RedPanda Cloud service. It is also focusing on limitless data retention, capturing the attention of developers, and resulting in the company’s substantial growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$100m
SERIES D
Jun 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $265.5m
Company benefits
- Remote first: We’re a remote-first company that puts humans first. We advocate for working wherever you're most productive
- Comprehensive healthcare: We’ve got you covered with a mix of plans ranging from fully-paid medical, dental and vision, to premium coverage
- 401(k) matching: Our 401(k) plans let you save for your future. And for our US and UK employees — we match
- Unlimited PTO: Take time to relax and recharge. Option to select region-specific holidays. Our vacation policy puts you in control
- Home office & education reimbursement: $1,000 to gear-up your home office, $50 towards each wifi bill, $500 to invest in your learning and development annually
- Redpanda swag: Hands down the coolest swag in our industry! Your family will steal it. Guaranteed
Company HQ
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Alexander Gallego
(Founder & CEO)Founder & previous CTO of Concord Systems, Inc. Previous Principal Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies, and was a Software Engineer at both YeildMo and FactSet Research Systems. Also worked as a REU - Student Researcher for the Polytechnic Institute of New York Univeristy.
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