Onsite Data Solutions Engineer (Remote US, 30–50% Travel)

fde; United States; Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first US

Travel opportunities 30–50%

Job summary

Redpanda Data is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed within customer environments, writing production agents, integrations and data pipelines on the Agentic Data Plane. The role is remote-first in the US, with 30–50% travel during active engagements, and reports to the Head of FDE.

Experience with streaming systems is valued, including Kafka and Flink, with added consideration for regulated or air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Embed within customer codebases to build production agents, integrations and data pipelines on Redpanda's Agentic Data Plane in the client's environment.
• Collaborate with customer teams to ensure smooth handoff and operational readiness.
• Operate in a remote-first US model with 30–50% travel during active engagements.

Skills

Kafka

Flink

Job description

Redpanda Data is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed within customer environments, writing production agents, integrations and data pipelines on the Agentic Data Plane. The role is remote-first in the US, with 30–50% travel during active engagements, and reports to the Head of FDE.

Experience with streaming systems is valued, including Kafka and Flink, with added consideration for regulated or air-gapped environments.