Pinecone · 4 hours ago
Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Full Text Search
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expPinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. They are seeking a Staff or Principal-level Software Engineer to focus on full-text search and its integration with vector search, building the next generation of search capabilities and guiding core search infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseGenerative AISemantic SearchVertical Search
Hiring Manager
Ben Schumer
Responsibilities
You will define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core full-text search and indexing capabilities
You’ll research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms to ensure we’re building the most efficient and powerful foundations for our users
You’ll work closely with our partners and product team to understand customer needs and help shape the long-term technical vision for search at Pinecone
You’ll leverage your past experience building large-scale search systems to drive an innovative roadmap for Pinecone’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers
Qualification
Required
Significant hands-on experience with full-text search and indexing technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene and/or Solr
7+ years of experience with Java, Rust, Go or C++
7+ years of developing, monitoring and operating large scale distributed systems
BS in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent experience
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
401(k) Plan
Flexible time off
Paid parental leave
Annual Company Retreat
WFH flexibility and equipment stipend
Company
Pinecone
Pinecone develops a vector database that makes it easy to connect company data with generative AI models.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$138MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo VenturesWing Venture Capital
2023-11-01Secondary Market
2023-04-26Series B· $100M
2022-03-29Series A· $28M
Leadership Team
Ash Ashutosh
CEO
Edo Liberty
Chief Scientist
Recent News
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