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Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database Team
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database Team
Pinecone is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join their Database Team, focusing on building robust, real-time distributed systems for AI applications. This role involves designing and implementing database features, optimizing performance, ensuring reliability, and working with cloud providers.
About the role
About the Team and Role:
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.
What You’ll Do:
- 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.
Who You Are:
- 5+ 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.
Bonus Points:
- 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.
Skills
RustGoC++AWSGCPAzureDistributed Systemsasyncmulti threaded environments