Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Database Team)

• 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
• We show up to work, ready to collaborate and build technologies that make a difference, with people who genuinely care
• We chase improvements such as tail latencies, bytes throughput, cache hit rate, and operational cost efficiency
• We believe learning is ongoing and that even the most complex problems can have simple solutions
• 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

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental and vision plans, paid parental leave, and mental health resources offer holistic well-being coverage for you and your family.
• Compensation and Financial Benefits: Pinecone offers competitive base salary and equity compensation, opportunity to build a savings and investment portfolio, and resources to protect your family from the unexpected.
• Other Benefits: Pinecone is a hybrid in-office/remote workforce that offers Flexible PTO and WFH Equipment Stipend. Employees also enjoy attending our annual company retreat and occasional team offsites.

Preferred experience

• You’re genuinely curious about distributed systems and eager to dive deep into technical challenges
• 5+ years of work experience - programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language
• You’re excited to learn, value constructive feedback, and appreciate mentorship
• You approach problems with creativity and persistence, and you’re comfortable asking thoughtful questions or seeking feedback
• 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