The Pinecone vector database: Long-term memory for AI.

Senior Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

27 days ago

Salary

$180K - $220K / year

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglishJavaKubernetesPythonRustTerraformGo

Job Description

• Design and build scalable platform components leveraging advanced retrieval • 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 users • Optimize latency, throughput, and cost across large-scale inference and retrieval workloads • Drive technical direction for reliability and security

Job Requirements

Proven track record (typically 6+ years) of shipping production-grade backends for large-scale systems
Comfortable building high-throughput indexing pipelines that handle both structured and unstructured data
Experience in semantic search, vector databases, hybrid retrieval strategies, or traditional search engines like Elastic or OpenSearch
Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns
Expert in at least one major language like Go, Rust, C++, Java, or Python
Familiarity with modern infrastructure tools like Kubernetes, Terraform or Pulumi
Ability to design clean, intuitive APIs
Comfortable in a high-growth environment

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