Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform

Redpanda Data

Senior Software Engineer building Redpanda’s cloud-based Agentic Data Plane. Designing reliable Kubernetes and multi-cloud systems while improving scalability, observability, and zero-downtime operations.

Posted 8/11/2026full-timeWarsaw • 🇵🇱 PolandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating large-scale, reliable systems in public cloud environments, with a strong focus on Go programming, Kubernetes, and automated infrastructure provisioning. Proven ability to lead technical projects end-to-end while ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.

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Go ProgrammingKubernetes OperationsAWS Cloud ExperienceLarge-Scale System DesignAI-Assisted Software Development

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingKubernetesInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP)Distributed SystemsStream ProcessingAutomated Infrastructure ProvisioningTechnical Project LeadershipSystem ArchitectureProduction Workloads

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptabilityTeamwork

Tools & Technologies

Claude CodeGitHubCloud PlatformsMonitoring ToolsSelf-Healing Systems

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSPre-IPO ExperienceService Level Agreement (SLA)Operational HealthAsynchronous Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate the Agentic Data Plane and cloud services across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including control plane and data plane components
Convert ambiguous product requirements into clear technical designs and executable workstreams
Contribute to architecture discussions spanning the Agentic Data Plane and adjacent Cloud teams
Anticipate technical risks and proactively mitigate them for timely, high-quality delivery
Ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and security in shipped code and services
Participate in the on-call escalation chain and improve operational health
Build tools and services for automated infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and self-healing
Integrate resilience and observability into systems supporting enterprise-grade agentic systems and cloud services
Help architect and build systems powering Redpanda’s Agentic Data Plane
Lead system architecture, develop new features, and operate the Agentic Data Plane and Redpanda Cloud
Help meet the 99.99% SLA
Raise the engineering bar across the Cloud team
Collaborate with Cloud, Core, Platform engineering, and pre- and post-sales teams
Build robust, scalable systems emphasizing stability and zero-downtime upgrades

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience designing and operating large-scale, reliable systems in public cloud environments
Track record leading large technical projects end-to-end, from design and planning through execution and production operations
Strong proficiency in Go or a comparable systems language, with willingness to ramp up
Experience with AI-assisted software development workflows, including tools like Claude Code
Production experience with Kubernetes, including running and operating workloads
Working knowledge of at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP, including IaC for system and network infrastructure
Familiarity with stream processing concepts
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working in a globally distributed, asynchronous environment such as GitHub
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and customer-facing stakeholders
Minimum 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Professional backend development experience in Go
Professional experience developing, operating, and supporting large-scale distributed systems
Experience running highly scalable production workloads reliably on Kubernetes and monitoring at scale
Experience working at a pre-IPO B2B SaaS company within the past 5 years
Hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Ability and willingness to work onsite in the Warsaw office at least 3 days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Latest AI tools
Budget to use the latest AI tools
People-first organization
Culture based on trust, transparency, communication, and kindness
Diverse, global team