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

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 #LI-DM3 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 regardle