Company Name: Redpanda Data

Job Details: $190-260kSalary,applicable,to,US,based,candidates,only,,varies,by,locationC++Senior,and,Expert,levelRemote,from,US,,Canada,,UK

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Job Description: RoleWho you areSubstantial relevant experience of at least 5 years in a professional or academic rolePrior experience in working on deeply technical projects in the realm of scalability, concurrency and parallelism, replication protocols, and correctnessPassion in working on distributed systems and consensus protocols with knowledge of at least one consensus protocol a must (Paxos, Raft, others)Strong understanding and experience of C++ (ideally modern C++17 or C++20), including profiling and benchmarkingDesire to further develop your skills in building scalable and performant systems via profiling and benchmarkingPride in writing robust, well-abstracted code along with the understanding that code is often made better via other’s reviewsExperience or desire to work with a 100% distributed engineering team, collaborating on GitHub, in open sourceExcellent written and verbal communication skillsC++ 20 experienceDesirablePlease highlight if applicable to you:Experience building consensus algorithmsKnowledge of RaftExperience implementing software running over reactor-driven async systemsWhat the job involvesWe are continuing to invest and grow our Core Engineering team at Redpanda. The Core engineering team’s mission is to create the best data streaming platformThe team consists of known experts in foundational technologies such as Raft/consensus, transactions, and distributed storage, who have come together to build a differentiated, highly performant product with compelling traction in the marketWe are looking for a Core Software Engineer to help us build out our replication technologiesThese technologies allow us to seamlessly and efficiently replicate and rebalance data, taking into consideration network layout, latency, resource utilization, and moreWe are a team that excels at consensus algorithms (like Raft), and directly contribute to performance and scalability of RedpandaThe ideal candidate will influence both our roadmap and our architecture, and drive significant parts of our new initiativesCome join us to partner closely with cross functional engineering, customer success, and product teams to build and design the very best present and future of real-time data streaming platformWork with engineering team members who deeply care about our craft and take pride in what we deliverContribute to the overall success of Redpanda, ensuring our core tenets of Operational simplicity, No Data Loss, and Blazingly Fast remain true as we push the envelope on scalability, while expanding our target addressable market through features and integrationsCollaborate with product managers, designers, SREs, support, and customer success to deliver solutions to challenging distributed systems problemsWork strategically to deliver an ambitious technical roadmap to meet business goals of a fast growing startupDeliver robust solutions to complex technical challenges as our Product is high-throughput, large-scale and mission-critical, and built with asynchronous programming principlesHelp shape Redpanda’s future while learning and growing professionallyShare this jobReport a problem with this jobHide companyView 6 more jobs at Redpanda DataCompanyCompany benefitsRemote first: We’re a remote-first company that puts humans first. We advocate for working wherever you're most productiveComprehensive healthcare: We’ve got you covered with a mix of plans ranging from fully-paid medical, dental and vision, to premium coverage401(k) matching: Our 401(k) plans let you save for your future. And for our US and UK employees — we matchUnlimited PTO: Take time to relax and recharge. Option to select region-specific holidays. Our vacation policy puts you in controlHome office & education reimbursement: $1,000 to gear-up your home office, $50 towards each wifi bill, $500 to invest in your learning and development annuallyRedpanda swag: Hands down the coolest swag in our industry! Your family will steal it. GuaranteedFunding (last 2 of 5 rounds)Apr 2025$100mSERIES DJun 2023$100mSERIES CTotal funding: $265.5mOur takeWhen dealing with real-time data streaming workloads, the simpler the infrastructure the better. RedPanda was developed as an alternative to the complex industry standard, Apache Kafka (which needed to be used in tandem with ZooKeeper). RedPanda’s Kafka-compatible platform increases businesses’ operational efficiency by allowing them to switch to a single platform.Formerly known as Vectorized, the company launched the RedPanda in 2021, eventually renaming the company after the product. Its platform is already running on hundreds of thousands of machines, reliably enabling enterprises to continue to run the software that they’ve already invested in while addressing and eliminating past pain points with the status quo of data streaming infrastructures.With funding under its belt, the company is expanding its marketing, research, and development, increasing its speed, reducing latencies, and adding features such as its RedPanda Cloud service. It is also focusing on limitless data retention, capturing the attention of developers, and resulting in the company’s substantial growth.StephCompany Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle