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 would you love this job?

As a Software Engineering Team Lead on Redis AI and Search, you’ll take a hands-on leadership role in shaping the future of Search and AI at Redis.

You’ll build and lead a talented team responsible for Redis’ Search and Redis’ vector and AI capabilities - the foundation for real-time full-text search, vector similarity, and retrieval layers for modern AI systems, including RAG.

This team sits at the core of Redis’ next-generation data platform, where performance, scale, and innovation meet.

What You’ll Do

Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in design and implementation
Provide technical leadership in systems-level development using C, C++, and Rust
Drive enhancements to Redis’ AI and Search capabilities, including vector search, hybrid retrieval, and semantic caching
Design, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD workflows to support high-velocity, high-quality releases
Lead incident response and customer engagement for production issues, ensuring timely resolution, postmortems, and process improvements
Collaborate closely with Core, Cloud, Product, and Support teams
Set strong engineering standards around performance, reliability, testing, and operational excellence
Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement

What You’ll Need to Have

8+ years of experience in systems-level or database software development, including people leadership.
At least 3+ years managing teams building software in C, C++, or Rust
Proven background working at a database company or on distributed data systems (e.g., storage engines, caching systems, streaming systems, or similar)
Deep understanding of systems design topics such as memory management, concurrency, performance optimization, and distributed consistency
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, especially in distributed and global teams
Strong track record of building and growing healthy, high-performing teams and mentoring engineers
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Extra Great If You Have

Experience supporting AI infrastructure or platforms (search, retrieval, caching, or data layers)
Experience with Rust is a strong plus
Experience improving developer productivity using AI-assisted tooling or workflows

Familiarity with NoSQL databases, especially Redis, and their practical applications
Experience leading or maintaining open-source projects, or driving OSS contributions

We give back to our employees:

Our culture is what makes Redis a fun and rewarding place to work. To support you at work and beyond, we offer all our team members fantastic benefits and perks:

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 Lead, AI and Search team (C/C++ or Rust)