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?

Redis Cloud is the fastest and easiest way to consume Redis databases as SaaS. Redis provides cloud solutions that enable our customers to securely and easily provision and use Redis databases. We’re looking for a Team lead to lead the development of all these offerings we provide to our customers. While being very technical, this role also brings a solid business view to how we build our cloud services and how we expose them to our customers.

As a Software Team Lead, you will lead a team responsible for developing and managing the business layer that provides various models to our customers - from a simple database running on a fixed compute node, all the way to a worry free serverless solution. The team build the backend services that enable the various offerings to our customers.

The role interacts with many parts of the organization - product management to define our offerings, cloud operations to maintain the services and other engineering groups that build the infrastructure to enable it all.

Our ideal candidate is a strong individual with vast experience in large-scale SaaS solutions, based on microservices architecture, who is involved across the entire product lifecycle, from planning to design and implementation, has strong leadership skills, and a can-do attitude.

What You Will Do:

Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of backend-oriented developers working on a large-scale, distributed cloud system.
Work with various stakeholders to define and implement various business models (offerings/services) to let our customers choose the best option suitable for their needs.
Design and implement backend services that build, monitor and maintain our various cloud services.
Actively participate in the coding activities of the team (not just code reviews).
Setting a high standards for design, coding and tooling for the team.
Driving and adopting the usage of AI tools to accelerate the development of these services.
Collaborating with our cloud operations group to understand their needs and provide automated tools to address them.

What You Will Need:

B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering
6+ years of experience in developing backend applications
2+ years in a leadership role
Strong leadership and team-building skills, with a proven track record of managing and mentoring developers.
Expertise in backend languages like Python, Java, Go.
Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), API design, and best practices for scalable, distributed systems.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both within and outside the team.
Experience running complex SaaS offerings with deep awareness and understanding of production environments.
Passion for high-quality code and keeping up with new technologies.

Bonus:

Experience with event based / asynchronous programming

We give back to our employees:

At Redis, our culture makes work fun and rewarding. We support our team members with fantastic benefits and perks to enhance their professional and personal lives:

Competitive compensation package formed by salary and equity grants
25 days of flexible vacation time
Hybrid working options from both home and the office
Home internet & phone monthly allowance
One-time home-office setup allowance
Health and dental insurance for you
Personal life insurance
Critical Illness Cover
Lunch and snacks in the office

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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 recruiting@redis.com. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.

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Software Engineering Team Leader - Redis Cloud Unit