Senior Field Engineer

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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