Pinecone
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Database Team
$190K–$270K
New York City · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of work experience programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language.
About the job
Build database features and improve performance, reliability, and scalability for Pinecone’s distributed database running on cloud providers.
What you'll do
- Design and build database features for AI applications.
- Tune performance and support reliability in distributed systems.
- Help run Pinecone on popular cloud providers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of work experience programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language.
- Curiosity about distributed systems and willingness to tackle technical challenges.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, or demonstrated ability to learn new tools quickly.
- Experience with async or multi-threaded environments, performance tools, or code optimization.
Pay
$190K – $270K USD base salary
Tools
Rust, Go, C++, AWS, GCP, Azure
AI focus
Build database features that power AI applications.
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