[Remote] Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Full Text Search at Pinecone

United States

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Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core full-text search and indexing capabilities
Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms to ensure efficient and powerful foundations for users
Work closely with partners and product team to understand customer needs and shape long-term technical vision for search at Pinecone
Leverage past experience building large-scale search systems to drive innovative roadmap for Pinecone’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers

Skills

Pinecone

High-performance vector database for AI applications

About Pinecone

Pinecone offers a fully-managed vector database that enables businesses to create AI applications capable of storing and searching through vector embeddings. This technology helps applications like chatbots retrieve relevant information, allowing them to respond accurately to user queries. Pinecone's scalable model starts with a free plan and uses resource-based pricing, ensuring clients only pay for what they use. The goal is to simplify the development of AI-powered applications, making them accessible to a wide range of businesses without the need for extensive infrastructure management.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters

2019Year Founded

$134.2MTotal Funding

SERIES_BCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Mental Health Support

Fertility Treatment Support

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Home Office Stipend

Risks

Competition from tech giants like Google challenges Pinecone's position in AI search solutions.

OpenAI's acquisition of Rockset may overshadow Pinecone's vector database capabilities.

Rapid generative AI evolution pressures Pinecone to continuously innovate and maintain competitiveness.

Differentiation

Pinecone offers a fully-managed vector database for AI applications, simplifying development.

The platform integrates proprietary reranking and sparse embedding models for enhanced AI performance.

Pinecone's serverless offerings across major clouds support scalable, multicloud AI infrastructure.

Upsides

Integration with Cohere's Rerank 3.5 model boosts AI application accuracy and competitiveness.

Partnership with Robust Intelligence enhances security for retrieval-augmented generation applications.

Bulk import feature attracts enterprises with large datasets, expanding Pinecone's market appeal.

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