Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database Team

What this role involves

This role is for a Senior/Staff Software Engineer on the Database Team at Pinecone, building robust, real-time distributed systems for a vector database. Responsibilities include designing database features, tuning performance, and maintaining reliability on cloud platforms. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in Rust, Go, C++, or similar, with a curiosity for distributed systems.

Skills this posting asks for

• rust
• go
• c++
• distributed systems
• cloud
• aws
• gcp
• azure
• async programming
• multi-threading
• performance optimization

Requirements

• 5 years of experience
• Level: senior

From the employer’s posting

About Pinecone Pinecone is the knowledge infrastructure for AI at scale. Its leading vector database and knowledge engine, Pinecone Nexus, power accurate, performant AI applications for more than 9,000 customers and 800,000 developers worldwide. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. Pine…