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Staff Software Engineer, Database Core Team

2 months ago


San Francisco, California, United States Pinecone Full time
About Pinecone

Pinecone is a pioneering technology company on a mission to build the search and database technology to power AI applications for the next decade and beyond.

We are a distributed team with clusters in various locations, working together to create a fully managed vector database that makes it easy to add vector search to AI applications.

Our user base has grown incredibly fast, and we are committed to delivering high-performance and large-scale solutions.

About The Role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Pinecone Database team, you will be responsible for building Pinecone's core offering - our database engine.

You will take part in the entire development cycle, designing database components, implementing them, and running them in production.

You will be building a highly complex distributed system that runs on multiple cloud providers, where high performance and large scale matter the most.

As a generalist, you will work directly with customers, product managers, and mentor other engineers.

This is a unique opportunity to build a new database from the ground up - entering this emerging field at an early stage and shaping our product, technology, and business.

Requirements
  1. A passion for technology and database development
  2. 8+ years of experience with designing and developing high-performance distributed systems in database or storage companies
  3. Experience building high-throughput concurrent in-memory data structures, with strict latency requirements
  4. Experience operating production systems at scale
  5. Strong experience with a systems programming language like C/C++/Rust
  6. B.Sc. in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent experience
  7. Expertise working with one of AWS/GCP/Azure cloud platforms
Bonus Points
  1. Experience with Rust programming
  2. M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, in a related technical field
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply, and we are committed to finding the best candidate for the job.