Spice AI · 8 hours ago
Principal Rust Software Engineer (Search & Database Engines)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
2+ years expSpice AI is a company focused on simplifying the development of data-driven AI applications. They are seeking a Principal Rust Software Engineer to lead database development and design high-performance database engine features within their open-source project.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesDatabaseDeveloper PlatformMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Work side-by-side with the founders as a leader and outstanding contributor in the Spice.ai open-source project
Contribute to designing and building the Spice.ai Cloud Platform
Take ownership of initiatives to improve our offerings and deliver exceptional developer experiences
Work directly with enterprise customers and build with them to enable their scenarios
Your first week - contribute a bug fix or minor improvement to the Spice.ai OSS project
Your first month - ramp up and contribute meaningful improvements to the Spice.ai OSS project
30-60 days - take technical and engineering ownership of an entire feature area
60-90 days - propose and execute on aligned technical strategy going forward
Qualification
Required
2+ years professional Rust experience or 5+ yrs professional C/C++ experience
Experience in designing, implementing, scaling, and shipping production database-engines, distributed, and data systems
A track record of strong design, architectural, engineering, and product decisions
Excellent communication skills
Ability to ramp up quickly and hit the ground running
Preferred
Ideally, experience contributing to open-source projects
Experience with Apache infra, CNCF-stack, or cloud-native development
Company
Spice AI
Spice AI removes the complexity of building massive data infrastructure to help developers create the next generation of AI-driven apps.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14.55MKey Investors
Madrona
2022-09-07Seed· $13.5M
2021-10-14Pre Seed· $1.05M
Leadership Team
Luke Kim
Founder and CEO
Phillip LeBlanc
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
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