Software Engineer, Pinecone
Database Team
$145-205k
+ Equity
Vector database
Open for applications
Vector database
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$145-205k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build the search and database technology to power AI/ML applications for the next decade and beyond.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ 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
- You’re excited to learn, value constructive feedback, and appreciate mentorship
Desirable
- 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
What the job involves
- Join a team that builds robust, real-time distributed systems for a cutting-edge database
- We care about performance, reliability, scalability, and most of all learning and having fun together. Whether you’re a seasoned coder or just getting started, if you’re passionate about technology and eager to learn, you’ll fit right in
- 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
- Take ownership of your work and grow your skills every day
- Have fun
Our take
Vector databases arrived on the scene only a few years ago, but the technology has already helped power a new breed of search engines that are based on neural networks as opposed to keywords. Vector databases quickly became popular in the world of machine learning and AI and they will continue to play a significant role in the future development of AI technologies.
Pinecone is a vector database company that specializes in providing an efficient and scalable solution for high-performance vector search applications. The platform is designed to allow businesses and developers to build, deploy, and manage machine learning applications without the hassle of infrastructures.
Pinecone is providing customers around the globe with capabilities that have, up until recently, only been utilized by tech giants. Due to the increasing demand for efficient and scalable vector database solutions, Pinecone's 2024 "breakthrough" release is set for a promising future. It claims its release will lead to 50x cost reductions for companies, that will be able to bring state-of-the-art AI to the market at a faster rate. With the company creating a buzz for itself in 2023 off the back of significant funding and with various high profile partnerships (Robust Intelligence and Gathr) announced the following year, here's to hoping it can fulfil the expectations placed upon it.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
96% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2023
$100m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$28m
SERIES A
Total funding: $138m
Company benefits
- Company stock options
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, dental & vision plans
- Paid parental leave
- Mental health resources
- Commuter benefits
- FSA & HSA
- Flexible work hours
- Hybrid in-office/remote
- Annual team retreat
- WFH Equipment Stipend
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Edo Liberty
(CEO)Previously worked at Yahoo and Amazon Web Services in Senior Research roles.
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