Pinecone · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer, Experience Platform Team
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expPinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. The Experience Platform team is looking for a full-stack/backend software engineer to build foundational product systems that will scale with the company's growth, focusing on delivering exceptional user experiences and enhancing scalability, reliability, and performance.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseGenerative AISemantic SearchVertical Search
Hiring Manager
Ben Schumer
Responsibilities
Design event-driven architectures and distributed systems for reliable real-time and batch event processing
Develop queueing and streaming systems (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis) with robust event handling mechanisms
Build pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and aggregating usage data, ensuring accuracy and reliability
Integrate with external APIs and vendor systems, designing for resiliency against outages or inconsistent data
Create auditable and observable systems with monitoring, alerting, and verification mechanisms
Implement end-to-end user experiences across multiple services and web applications
Qualification
Required
At least 5 years of experience in full-stack or backend development (NodeJS, Rust, Python, or Go)
Experience with queueing and streaming technologies like Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub
Familiarity with creating web interfaces with React or other frontend frameworks
Expertise in event-driven system design and distributed systems principles
Proficiency in building reliable data processing pipelines for usage tracking and reconciliation
Familiarity with integrating third-party APIs and handling inconsistent data
Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), especially services related to data streaming, serverless compute, and data storage
Strong understanding of RESTful API design
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
Company
Pinecone
Pinecone develops a vector database that makes it easy to connect company data with generative AI models.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (5)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$138MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo VenturesWing Venture Capital
2023-11-01Secondary Market
2023-04-26Series B· $100M
2022-03-29Series A· $28M
Leadership Team
Ash Ashutosh
CEO
Edo Liberty
Chief Scientist
Recent News
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