Sr. Engineering Manager, AI Platform

Redpanda is the first runtime and control plane for agent-data interaction — a unified platform that combines streaming, SQL analytics, and intelligent connectivity with the governance layer enterprise AI agents need in production. Built on infrastructure already trusted by Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing startups, Redpanda enforces governance entirely outside the agent's data path, controlling what agents see, limiting what they do, and capturing a tamper-proof record of everything they touch, so organizations never have to choose between innovation and control. 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 Redpanda’s Agentic Data Plane Own end-to-end delivery for your team's roadmap: scoping, prioritization, execution, and on-time, high-quality launches Maintain a high bar bar for operational excellence, including incident response, on-call health, SLOs, and day-2 operations Provide regular career development, coaching, and performance feedback that helps engineers level up Hire, onboard, and retain top-tier engineers; participate actively in interview loops and calibrations Lead a team that spans hybrid working in the Warsaw office and fully remote across EMEA, running effective async-first practices and maintaining strong working relationships with peer teams in the US Act as Redpanda's senior on-site presence in Warsaw, supporting new hires and light office coordination as the team grows in-region Partner with Product Management to shape the team's roadmap and translate product priorities into clear engineering plans Surface risks, dependencies, and trade-offs early Be data driven to to identify what's working and where to invest Collaborate with Customer Success and Solutions Engineering to unblock customers and prioritise our roadmap You have: 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including building and operating enterprise-grade SaaS platforms. 3+ years of experience managing highly technical engineering teams, with a track record of delivery Expertise in cloud infrastructure and operations, with hands-on experience in public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, and distributed systems Expertise leading distributed teams across multiple timezones, including onsite and remote Excitement about agentic AI, the processes and infrastructure that makes it work, and AI-assisted software development lifecycles Experience translating product priorities into team plans and delivering predictably against them Eagerness to thrive in a fast growing, dynamic environment and comfortable working remotely with a distributed team Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, and demonstrated technical leadership A strong sense of empathy for both customers and teammates, and a commitment to building high-trust teams. Nice to have: Golang proficiency or recent hands-on technical experience Expertise in Linux systems used to run and operate production-grade services. Hands-on experience with data streaming platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, databases, or distributed storage systems at scale. Experience enabling teams to adopt AI code generation tools in ways that measurably improve velocity while maintaining quality Prior experience as a leader in a satellite office or remote hub of a globally distributed company Join Redpanda if you’d enjoy being part of a fast-moving, diverse, people-first organization with team members around the globe and a culture based on trust, transparency, communication, and kindness. You'll dive into a nimble, high-impact team with the latest AI tools — and the budget to actually use them.