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SeniorFull-timePythonJavaRustC++AWSKubernetesTerraformGoAI
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join Pinecone, the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale. This role involves designing and building core components of our next-generation knowledge retrieval system for AI-powered applications.
Key Responsibilities
- →Design and build scalable platform components leveraging advanced retrieval via query planning, semantic and hybrid search
- →Design and build optimized indexing pipelines for structured and unstructured data
- →Build backend services for semantic and hybrid retrieval, knowledge graph construction, and retrieval orchestration
- →Improve retrieval quality through evaluation and observability frameworks
- →Design APIs for internal and external user and agentic consumers
- →Optimize latency, throughput and cost across large-scale inference and retrieval workloads
- →Drive technical direction for reliability and security
Requirements
- ✓Architectural Depth: Proven track record of shipping production-grade backends for large-scale systems
- ✓Data Engineering Savvy: Experience building high-throughput indexing pipelines for both unstructured and structured data
- ✓Retrieval Intuition: Direct experience with semantic search, vector databases, hybrid retrieval strategies, or traditional search engines
- ✓RAG & Orchestration: Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation patterns and query planning
- ✓Language Fluency: Expertise in at least one major language like Go, Rust, C++, Java, or Python
- ✓Infrastructure: Familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, and observability frameworks
Benefits
- ★Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
- ★401(k) Plan
- ★Equity award
- ★Flexible time off
- ★Paid parental leave
- ★Annual Company Retreat
- ★WFH Equipment Stipend
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