# Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform at Redpanda

- Company: Redpanda
- What the company does: Redpanda powers an Agentic Data Plane and Data Streaming platform for real-time performance, AI innovation, and simplified operations. Backed by Lightspeed and GV.
- Company website: https://redpanda.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: US - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $220K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/redpanda-data/081f62d0-463b-4a01-9da7-128608f76064
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/redpanda-staff-software-engineer-ai-platform/

## About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to help architect and build the systems that power Redpanda’s vision for the Agentic Data Plane (ADP), while also shaping the technical culture behind them.

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience designing and operating large-scale, reliable systems in public cloud environments
- A track record of leading large technical projects end-to-end, from design and planning, to execution and production operations
- Strong proficiency in Go (or comparable systems language with willingness to ramp)
- 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 / GCP, including IaC for system and network infrastructure

Tags: Engineering