Solutions Engineer

Redpanda Data

Solutions Engineer helping Redpanda sell its governed streaming and AI-agent infrastructure platform. Building POCs, demos, integrations, and technical solutions for customers and partners.

Posted 8/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and prototyping solutions using Java, Python, Go, and JavaScript, while effectively leading presentations and building relationships with customers and partners. Proficient in modern infrastructure and streaming technologies, including the Kafka ecosystem, with a strong focus on customer experience and collaboration.

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Customer-Facing Engineering ExperienceJava Solution DevelopmentKafka Ecosystem KnowledgeLinux and Kubernetes ProficiencyCloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

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Hard Skills

JavaPythonGoJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesLinuxAWSGCPAzure

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingCollaborative SpiritCustomer-Feedback OrientationPresentation SkillsFlexibility

Tools & Technologies

Streaming TechnologiesDistributed Data SystemsProof-of-ConceptsTechnical EvaluationsProduct Demonstrations

Industry Keywords

Rapid-Growth Pre-IPO Software CompanyOpen-Source UsersTechnical ObjectionsSolution ArchitecturesCustomer Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesLinuxPulsarPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners
Provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and technical evaluations
Work alongside the sales team to introduce Redpanda to potential customers
Lead product and solution briefings
Build proof-of-concepts (POCs)
Run live product demos
Prototype Redpanda integrations
Partner with product management, engineering, and support teams to solve customer challenges and improve customer experience
Identify customers' key technical objections
Develop strategies to address blockers to adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–8+ years of experience leading presentations, collecting requirements, developing solution architectures, and teaching prospective users or project teams to use similar software
Comfortable developing and prototyping solutions in Java, Python, Go, and JavaScript
Strong understanding of modern infrastructure and streaming technologies; Kafka ecosystem preferred
Strong ability to build relationships with partners, customers, and open-source users
Experience demonstrating technical concepts, including presenting and whiteboarding
Collaborative spirit and customer-feedback orientation
Flexibility to travel to meet customers, attend events, or conferences
Comfortable with Linux and Kubernetes
Proficient with one or more of AWS, GCP, and Azure
Application form asks whether the candidate has 5+ years in a customer-facing engineering role
Application form asks about experience with Kafka, Pulsar, Pub/Sub, distributed data systems or databases, Kubernetes and/or Linux
Application form asks about experience at a rapid-growth pre-IPO software company in the past five years
Must be currently based in the United Kingdom

Benefits

Comp & perks

Latest AI tools and budget to use them
Fast-moving, diverse, people-first organization
Culture based on trust, transparency, communication, and kindness
Flexibility to travel to meet customers, attend events or conferences