Solutions Engineer, Redpanda Data

West

$134.5-198k

Salary range applies to the U.S. only, and may vary in other locations

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

JavaScript

Python

Java

Kafka

Linux

Azure

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise

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AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseBig dataAnalyticsConsultingSaaSAPIDevOpsCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$134.5-198k

Salary range applies to the U.S. only, and may vary in other locations

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

JavaScript

Python

Java

Kafka

Linux

Azure

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseBig dataAnalyticsConsultingSaaSAPIDevOpsCloud Computing

Company mission

To build the best present and future of streaming data.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

3-8+ years of prior experience leading presentations, collecting requirements, developing solution architectures, and teaching prospective users or project teams how to use software similar to Redpanda
Comfortable developing/prototyping solutions in many different languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, and Javascript)
Passion for working on complex technical problems and have a strong understanding of modern infrastructure and streaming technologies (Kafka ecosystem preferred)
Strong ability to build relationships with our partners, customers, and open-source users
Experience demonstrating technical concepts, including presenting and whiteboarding
Collaborative spirit and enjoy making sure each team gets customer feedback to provide great customer experience
Flexibility to travel to meet customers, attend events or conferences or wherever the work takes you
Comfortable with Linux and Kubernetes
Proficient with one or more of the following cloud providers: AWS, GCP and Azure

What the job involves

Come and join our rapidly growing Solutions Engineer team! As a Solutions Engineer, you will help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations
Work alongside the sales team to introduce Redpanda to our potential customers
Lead product and solution briefings, build proof-of-concepts (POC), run live product demos, and prototype Redpanda integrations
Partner with Redpanda product management, engineering and support teams to solve customer challenges and improve customer experience
Identify and address customers' key technical objections and develop the strategies to address those blockers to adoption

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.

With its platform running on hundreds of thousands of machines, Redpanda supports users to run the software that they’ve already invested in while addressing and eliminating past pain points. Building on its success with data streaming, the company is now pioneering the "Agentic Data Plane", a new AI infrastructure feature that enables enterprises to connect AI agents with their data and systems.

With this new direction, Redpanda ensures it remains a key player in the industry - as it supports the new endeavours of its established customer base. Having raised strong funding in the past, the company has continued to expand marketing and R&D efforts to increase its reach and support its growth plans moving forward.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

47% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

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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