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Pinecone · 3 hours ago

Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Full Text Search

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date7+ years exp

Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. They are seeking a Staff or Principal-level Software Engineer to focus on full-text search and its integration with vector search, building the next generation of search capabilities and guiding core search infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseGenerative AISemantic SearchVertical Search
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Hiring Manager
Ben Schumer
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Responsibilities

You will define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core full-text search and indexing capabilities
You’ll research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms to ensure we’re building the most efficient and powerful foundations for our users
You’ll work closely with our partners and product team to understand customer needs and help shape the long-term technical vision for search at Pinecone
You’ll leverage your past experience building large-scale search systems to drive an innovative roadmap for Pinecone’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers

Qualification

Full-text searchIndexing technologiesDistributed systemsJavaRustGoC++Computer Science degree

Required

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

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
401(k) Plan
Flexible time off
Paid parental leave
Annual Company Retreat
WFH flexibility and equipment stipend

Company

Pinecone

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Pinecone develops a vector database that makes it easy to connect company data with generative AI models.
dateFounded in 2019
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.pinecone.io

H1B Sponsorship

Pinecone has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (3)
2024 (4)
2023 (5)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$138M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo VenturesWing Venture Capital
2023-11-01Secondary Market
2023-04-26Series B· $100M
2022-03-29Series A· $28M

Leadership Team

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Ash Ashutosh
CEO
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Edo Liberty
Chief Scientist
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Recent News

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Commvault Extends Data Protection to Pinecone Vector Databases
2025-12-22
thefly.com
Commvault partners with Pinecone for AI stack protection
2025-12-18
PR Newswire
Commvault Partners with Pinecone, Fortifying Enterprise AI Stacks Against Emerging Threats
2025-12-18
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