Software Engineer

Role

Software Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems for graph data and vector embeddings. The role focuses on performance and scalability, low-latency/high-throughput data ingestion, indexing, and query pipelines, and enabling efficient nearest neighbor search at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed systems for graph data and vector embedding infrastructure.
• Optimize data ingestion, indexing, and query pipelines for low latency and high throughput.
• Build, optimize, and operate core vector embedding infrastructure for efficient nearest neighbor search at scale.
• Conduct systematic profiling, performance tuning, and scalability improvements.
• Diagnose, debug, and resolve complex production issues across the data stack; lead root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience.

Skills & Knowledge

• Hands-on experience with one or more vector databases or similarity search libraries.
• Experience designing and working with graph databases and query languages such as Cypher.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts: consensus, replication, sharding, and fault tolerance.
• Solid programming fundamentals; experience with C++, Go, or other major programming languages.
• Familiarity with Kafka, ETCD, or similar technologies.
• Proactive, collaborative team player with strong communication skills.
• Open to adopting AI-assisted engineering practices (“vibe coding”).

Bonus

• Familiarity with container tools such as Docker.
• Hands-on experience with gRPC or REST APIs.
• Passion for systems performance profiling, tuning, or debugging.

Location & Work Arrangement

• Primarily remote; hybrid (2-3 days in-office) for candidates located near company offices. Location-based requirements may apply.

Salary

• Anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Santa Clara, CA: $120,000 - $140,000 (final offer dependent on experience and other factors).