Engineering Redpanda for multi-core hardware

Growing up in rural Kansas and studying systems programming at the University of Kansas, the author pursued a PhD in Computer Science at UC Santa Cruz, focusing on storage systems and distributed systems like Ceph. After leaving academia, they joined Red Hat, working within Kubernetes, which eventually led to a position at Redpanda in 2019. At Redpanda, the author works on the Core team, dealing with engineering challenges related to modern hardware advancements, such as optimizing storage systems for NVMe devices using the Seastar runtime framework. The author highlights the integration of WebAssembly for computation within the storage system and the development of a Kafka compatibility layer as significant projects. Their role has evolved to include responsibilities like code reviews, hiring, and mentoring new developers, emphasizing the importance of communication in a remote-first company. Redpanda values diverse experiences and skills, prioritizing candidates who are communicative, curious, and familiar with languages like C++, Python, and Go, while inviting interested individuals to join their team.

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