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

The opportunity

Pinecone is the trusted AI knowledge company. Its trusted AI knowledge platform—including its Database, Nexus, and Marketplace products—power accurate, fast, and cost-effective AI applications for more than 10,000 customers and 1M 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.