[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Connectors

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Redpanda Data is pioneering the Agentic Data Plane (ADP) in AI infrastructure, providing solutions for connecting AI agents with enterprise data. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and maintain their Connector ecosystem, focusing on open source development and collaborating with engineering teams to build robust systems in the cloud.ResponsibilitiesContribute to our Connect codebasesDesign new AI solutions to evolve how end-users work with streaming dataParticipate in an on-call escalation chain, help drive down problems that lead to on-call escalations, and help drive improving on-call quality of lifeWork with all engineering teams for deploying services across all of our supported cloudsMake resilience and observability integral to the system, enabling us to run a managed, cloud-based streaming-as-a-service with >99.9% uptimeBuild & design Redpanda’s connect-in-the-cloud infrastructure with reliability and performance in mindSkillsPassion for working on deeply technical projects and wanting to work on distributed systems, concurrency & parallelism, and correctnessStrong understanding and experience of GoExperience with how best to use AI, and a recognition of its limitationsKnowledge of at least one: AWS, Azure, GCPAn understanding of stream processingExperience and are comfortable working with a 100% distributed engineering team, collaborating on GitHub, in the open and a self-starterComfort working within a small team and 100% distributed engineering org collaborating on GitHub, JIRA, Slack, Confluence and video meetingsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organizationWorking knowledge of working on, using, and extending Kubernetes helm chartsExperience building a SaaS platformExperience operating and using streaming platforms either as a user or providerCloud engineering experienceUI experienceBenefitsJoin Redpanda if you’d enjoy being part of a fast-moving, diverse, people-first organization with team members around the globe and a culture based on trust, transparency, communication, and kindness.You'll dive into a nimble, high-impact team with the latest AI tools — and the budget to actually use them.#LI-RemoteCompany OverviewRedpanda is pioneering the agentic data plane — AI infrastructure to connect agents with enterprise data and systems simply and securely. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://redpanda.com.Company H1B SponsorshipRedpanda Data has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.