Redpanda Data
AI infrastructure
Sr.EngineeringManager,AgenticDataPlane
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“Sr. Engineering Manager, Agentic Data Plane at Redpanda Data. Skills: Engineering Management, Cloud Engineering, Agentic Data Plane, Distributed Systems. Lead and manage a team. Own end-to-end delivery”
Industry & Context.
identify what's working; where to invest
minimum of 3 days/week on-site, light-touch local point of contact for office logistics, onboarding new hires in-region, on-call health
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience in software engineering, building and operating enterprise-grade SaaS platforms, 3+ years of experience managing highly technical engineering teams, track record of delivery, Expertise in cloud infrastructure and operations, hands-on experience in public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, distributed systems, Expertise leading distributed teams across multiple timezones, onsite and remote, Experience translating product priorities into team plans, delivering predictably against them, verbal and written communication skills in English, demonstrated technical leadership, sense of empathy for both customers and teammates, commitment to building high-trust teams
Nice to Have
Golang proficiency, recent hands-on technical experience, Expertise in Linux systems, operate production-grade services, Hands-on experience with data streaming platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, databases, distributed storage systems at scale, Experience enabling teams to adopt AI code generation tools, measurably improve velocity, maintaining quality, Prior experience as a leader in a satellite office or remote hub
What You'll Do.
Lead and manage a team
Own end-to-end delivery
Maintain high bar for operational excellence
Provide career development
and retain top-tier engineers
Lead a team across hybrid and remote
Act as senior on-site presence
Partner with Product Management
Translate product priorities
Collaborate with Customer Success
Collaborate with Solutions Engineering
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Product; peer engineering leaders; field teams; working relationships with peer teams; Collaborate with Customer Success; Collaborate with Solutions Engineering
Communication Scope
verbal communication skills in English; written communication skills in English
Process & Methodology
scoping, prioritization, execution, on-time launches
Full Job Description
Redpanda is pioneering the Agentic Data Plane (ADP) - a new category in AI infrastructure that makes it simple and secure to connect AI agents with enterprise data and systems. Built on a multi-modal data streaming engine, Redpanda empowers agentic applications that reason and act in real-time with speed, autonomy, and precision. Global leaders including Activision Blizzard, Cisco, Moody's, Texas Instruments, Vodafone and 2 of the top 5 banks in the U. S. rely on Redpanda to process hundreds of terabytes of data a day. Backed by premier venture investors Lightspeed, GV and Haystack VC, Redpanda is a diverse, people-first organization with teams distributed around the globe. We are looking for an accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Engineering Manager to lead one of our Cloud engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Cloud Engineering, you will own the day-to-day delivery, quality, and operational excellence for a team of 7-10 engineers building core services in Redpanda Cloud's Agentic Data Plane, the platform that connects AI agents with enterprise data and systems in real time.Your team sits within a globally distributed Redpanda engineering organization, with peers in the US and across EMEA. The team itself is a mix of Warsaw-based hybrid engineers and fully-remote engineers elsewhere in EMEA, so you'll be running async-first practices and building trust across timezones as a core part of the job. You'll partner closely with Product, peer engineering leaders, and field teams to ship and operate reliable services that customers run in production today. This is a hybrid role based in our central Warsaw office, with a minimum of 3 days/week on-site. As the most senior Redpanda employee in the Warsaw office, you'll also act as a light-touch local point of contact for office logistics and onboarding new hires in-region — a small but visible part of the role, not a facilities job. You will: Lead and manage a team of 7-10 engineers building services for Redpa
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