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Redpanda
About Redpanda
Redpanda began as a Kafka API compatible streaming engine and now describes its product as a runtime and control plane for how AI agents reach data, joining streaming, SQL analytics and connectors with governance that limits what agents see and do. A Staff Security Engineer, charged with owning and scaling application security across the company, is the security role among its 12 openings. Candidates anywhere in the US can apply, since the job is remote there.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Redpanda.
Redpanda security openings
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$210,000–$247,000/yr
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Working at Redpanda
Alexander Gallego founded the company in 2019 as Vectorized and renamed it Redpanda Data in 2021; it is headquartered in San Francisco. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Redpanda, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Full-time staff engineering role, remote within the US.
The staff security engineer can work from anywhere in the United States; the role is listed as US remote.
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Salaries at Redpanda
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
For this staff position Redpanda lists $210,000 to $247,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Redpanda, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 1 | $210k–$247k/yr1 rate | $247k/yr |
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Redpanda: common questions
What salary does Redpanda offer security staff?
Stated per posting. For this staff position Redpanda lists $210,000 to $247,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Redpanda?
Alexander Gallego founded the company in 2019 as Vectorized and renamed it Redpanda Data in 2021; it is headquartered in San Francisco.
What is it like to work in security at Redpanda?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a cloud and data company, its security work runs at infrastructure scale, with heavy cloud and identity focus.
What kind of employment are Redpanda's security roles?
Full-time staff engineering role, remote within the US.
Where are Redpanda's security jobs based?
The staff security engineer can work from anywhere in the United States; the role is listed as US remote.
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