Pinecone

Pinecone

Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database Team

New York City · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 36 days ago
GoRustC++Distributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud Platforms

About the role

  • About Pinecone Pinecone is the knowledge infrastructure for AI at scale.
  • We care about performance, reliability, scalability, and most of all learning and having fun together.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teammates to design and build database features that power AI applications.
  • Learn how to tune performance and support reliability in distributed systems (don't worry, we'll guide you).

Requirements

  • 5+ years of work experience - programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language.

Nice to have

  • You have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or have demonstrated an ability to pick up new tools quickly.
  • You're comfortable thinking in async or multi-threaded environments, or can show you're ready to learn.
  • You've explored performance tools or have a track record of optimizing code for speed, reliability, or efficiency.

Skills

  • About Pinecone
  • Pinecone is the knowledge infrastructure for AI at scale.
  • Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable.
  • Pinecone is based in New York and raised $138M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital.

Compensation

  • Annual company retreat

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources)
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • WFH equipment stipend

Company info

  • We show up to work, ready to collaborate and build technologies that make a difference, with people who genuinely care.
  • We chase improvements such as tail latencies, bytes throughput, cache hit rate, and operational cost efficiency.
  • We believe learning is ongoing and that even the most complex problems can have simple solutions.
  • Help Pinecone run smoothly on popular cloud providers.
  • Take ownership of your work and grow your skills every day.
  • Have fun.
  • Who You Are:
  • You're genuinely curious about distributed systems and eager to dive deep into technical challenges.
  • You approach problems with creativity and persistence, and you're comfortable asking thoughtful questions or seeking feedback.
  • You're excited to learn, value constructive feedback, and appreciate mentorship.
  • Bonus Points:

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