Who we are
We're Redis. We built the product that runs the fast apps our world runs on. (If you checked the weather, used your credit card, or looked at your flight status online today, you’re welcome.) At Redis, you’ll work with the fastest, simplest technology in the business—whether you’re building it, telling its story, or selling it to our 10,000+ worldwide customers. We’re creating a faster world with simpler experiences. You in?
Why You'll Love This Job
The Redis Field Engineering team is dedicated to developing and supporting tools, libraries, and integrations that empower our customers to succeed with Redis. We work closely with our product, solutions engineering, and customer success teams, ensuring that our solutions address real customer needs, whether during pre-sales, renewals, or ongoing support. Our projects span a wide range of areas, from observability (e.g., Grafana) to data access (e.g., Redis OM libraries).
As a Senior Field Engineer, you'll be part of a dynamic team of customer-facing software engineers with deep expertise in databases. You will contribute directly to the creation of elegant, maintainable solutions that enhance our customers' experience with Redis. A critical part of our role is ensuring that Redis offers a superior developer experience, so your work will go beyond functional code to include a focus on usability, documentation, and enablement materials.
As we continue to grow the team, we're particularly interested in candidates with expertise in Java and other JVM-based languages.
Success in this role requires a solid foundation in software engineering and the versatility to engage with customers, resolve support tickets, and communicate effectively both in writing and verbally. You’ll also collaborate closely with internal teams, including product managers, core engineers, and solutions architects, to deliver high-impact solutions.
This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment, enjoy direct interaction with customers, and are passionate about building tools that make a difference. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality tools, libraries, and integrations
- Engage with technical field teams to gather insights and address the evolving needs of our customers.
- Contribute to the full lifecycle of field engineering solutions, from ideation to deployment and support.
- Enhance the Redis developer experience by focusing on usability, documentation, and enablement materials.
- Provide technical support to customers and internal teams, ensuring prompt and effective resolution of issues.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing
- A minimum of five years of software engineering experience
- Expertise in Java and the JVM, with experience in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, .NET, Node.js
- A willingness to work in Scala and other JVM-based languages
- Experience with Apache Spark and related streaming and data processing technologies
- Experience in deploying, operating, and troubleshooting software in production environments
- Strong working knowledge of Linux and modern software development tooling, including a preferred IDE ,Git, Github, and general CI/CD experience
- A customer-focused mindset with the flexibility to provide support outside of normal working hours when necessary
Extra Points For:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science
- Experience with NoSQL databases, particularly Redis
- Experience writing code in Scala
- Familiarity with both cloud-based and on-premises deployment environments
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As a global company, we value a culture of curiosity, diversity of thought, and innovation from our employees, customers, and partners. Redis is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees’ differences are celebrated and supported, and everyone feels safe to bring their authentic selves to work. Redis is dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We strive to create a workplace where every voice is heard, and every idea is respected.
Redis is committed to working with and providing access and reasonable accommodation to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you think you may require accommodations for any part of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.
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What We Do
As the home of Redis, the world’s most popular in-memory database, we are the commercial provider of Redis Enterprise, which delivers superior performance, unmatched reliability, and the best total cost of ownership. Redis Enterprise allows teams to build performance, scalability, speed, and simplicity into their applications.
Why Work With Us
We offer the opportunity for all employees to succeed, grow, develop, and deliver on their personal goals. We believe everyone can assume leadership roles over their projects and value teamwork. We also like to live well, and offer weekly Happy Hours, teambuilding events, birthday and cultural celebrations, a competitive salary, and much more!
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