Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database TeamActive$190K–$270K

The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Help Pinecone run smoothly on popular cloud providers.

What they're looking for

  • Take ownership of your work and grow your skills every day.
  • + years of work experience: programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language.
  • 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.