Forward Deployed Engineer

Redpanda Data

Forward Deployed Engineer at Redpanda focused on building agents and integrations for clients using production-quality software. Work directly with customer teams in their environments.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$244,540 - CA$287,694 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in writing production-quality software, particularly in backend systems, data pipelines, and integrations. Capable of collaborating with engineering teams to design and implement solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing systems.

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Production Software DevelopmentBackend Systems EngineeringData Pipeline ConstructionAPI DevelopmentIntegration with LLM APIs

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Hard Skills

Production SoftwareBackend SystemsData PipelinesAPIsAgent SystemsCode ReadingSystem IntegrationDocumentation WritingPattern Identification

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Redpanda ADPLLM APIs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write production-quality agents, integrations, and data pipelines on Redpanda ADP
Ramp quickly, orient to what exists, build on top of it without breaking it
Understand what the engagement is supposed to produce, design the technical approach, build it, and hand it off clean
Make sure the work integrates correctly with what they already have and what they’ll maintain after you leave
Write documentation that their team can actually use
Identify patterns across engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

You write production software
You’ve built backend systems, data pipelines, APIs, or agent systems
You’ve built agents, worked with LLM APIs, or built integrations between complex systems
You can read unfamiliar code, understand what it does, and extend it without breaking it
You can work directly with a customer’s engineering team
You’ve personally been in the room when something hard went live

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options