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About Pinecone Pinecone is the trusted AI knowledge company. Its trusted AI knowledge platform—including its Database, Nexus, and Marketplace products—power accurate, fast, and cost-effective AI applications for more than 10,000 customers and 1M developers worldwide. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. For more information, visit pinecone.io . About the Team and Role: Join a team that builds robust, real-time distributed systems for a cutting-edge database. We care about performance, reliability, scalability, and most of all learning and having fun together. Whether you’re a seasoned coder or just getting started, if you’re passionate about technology and eager to learn, you’ll fit right in. Who we are: We show up to work, ready to collaborate and build technologies that make a difference, with people who genuinely care. We chase improvements such as tail latencies, bytes throughput, cache hit rate, and operational cost efficiency. We believe learning is ongoing and that even the most complex problems can have simple solutions. What You’ll Do: Collaborate with teammates to design and build database features that power AI applications. Learn how to tune performance and support reliability in distributed systems (don’t worry, we’ll guide you). Help Pinecone run smoothly on popular cloud providers. Take ownership of your work and grow your skills every day. Have fun. Who You Are: 5+ years of work experience - programming in Rust, Go, C++, or a comparable language. You’re genuinely curious about distributed systems and eager to dive deep into technical challenges. You approach problems with creativity and persistence, and you’re comfortable asking thoughtful questions or seeking feedback. You’re excited to learn, value constructive feedback, and appreciate mentorship. Bonus Points: You have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or have demonstrated an ability to pick up new tools quickly. You’re comfortable thinking in async or multi-thr

Our Database Experience (DBX) Team A great MongoDB experience starts with great tools. The Database Experience team builds the libraries and tools that developers use day-to-day working with MongoDB. Our mission is to increase developer adoption, satisfaction and retention by providing a reliable, enjoyable interface for developers and other end-users. Our senior engineers are typically specialists in a particular programming language, but are capable of contributing to projects in other languages as well. For this role, we're looking for someone who will enjoy designing, writing, and supporting open source libraries for the Python ecosystem developers that use MongoDB. This is an opportunity to make a major impact at MongoDB as Python is one of the most popular runtimes for MongoDB users, and our driver has over 3 million daily pypi downloads. You might be right for this role if you... Have substantial experience writing high-quality software in Python Have extensive knowledge in Python tools and frameworks, scientific python and web development frameworks Have practical experience with AI/ML frameworks and technologies in Python, including large language models and agentic tools are a plus Have an interest in learning and staying up-to-date with Python ecosystem trends and best practices and incorporating them into your work Can make pragmatic design decisions, balancing tradeoffs such as usability, maintainability and delivery time Want to, or already do, participate in open source software development and communities, both online via e.g. GitHub and optionally through conferences and speaking engagements Communicate well, internally and externally, both verbally and in writing Enjoy collaborating with teammates, and mentoring junior engineers and interns Are self-motivated, organized, and have strong time management skills You'll be on the team responsible for... Developing and supporting the MongoDB Python drivers and subsidiary libraries ( PyMongo , Django Mon

Our Database Experience (DBX) Team A great MongoDB experience starts with great tools. The Database Experience team builds the libraries and tools that developers use day-to-day working with MongoDB. Our mission is to increase developer adoption, satisfaction and retention by providing a reliable, enjoyable interface for developers and other end-users. Our senior engineers are typically specialists in a particular programming language, but are capable of contributing to projects in other languages as well. For this role, we're looking for someone who will enjoy designing, writing, and supporting open source libraries for the Python ecosystem developers that use MongoDB. This is an opportunity to make a major impact at MongoDB as Python is one of the most popular runtimes for MongoDB users, and our driver has over 3 million daily pypi downloads. You might be right for this role if you... Have substantial experience writing high-quality software in Python Have extensive knowledge in Python tools and frameworks, scientific python and web development frameworks Have practical experience with AI/ML frameworks and technologies in Python, including large language models and agentic tools are a plus Have an interest in learning and staying up-to-date with Python ecosystem trends and best practices and incorporating them into your work Can make pragmatic design decisions, balancing tradeoffs such as usability, maintainability and delivery time Want to, or already do, participate in open source software development and communities, both online via e.g. GitHub and optionally through conferences and speaking engagements Communicate well, internally and externally, both verbally and in writing Enjoy collaborating with teammates, and mentoring junior engineers and interns Are self-motivated, organized, and have strong time management skills You'll be on the team responsible for... Developing and supporting the MongoDB Python drivers and subsidiary libraries ( PyMongo , Django Mon

Come join the Server Ingress Security team, where we are rearchitecting MongoDB Server’s ingress networking to make MongoDB clusters even more secure. This new team is building the Atlas Network Protection layer, a set of performant, security-critical services that harden MongoDB's pre-authentication attack surface and provides the ability to respond rapidly to emergent threats. We are looking for talented Senior Engineers to join the team and be founding members, where you will play a crucial role in our multi-year roadmap. Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies security and systems engineering fundamentals to protect a popular database at scale, join us! We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin or Cork for our hybrid working model. Candidate Profile 5+ years of experience building production-quality systems software Experience with large backend/compiled codebases and performance-sensitive software, preferably in Rust Bonus points for experience working hands-on in security-sensitive or networking-adjacent domains Strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming and performance profiling. Bonus points for: Understanding of network protocols, TLS, and connection lifecycle management Familiarity with security concepts such as attack surface reduction, input validation, memory safety, and defense-in-depth architectures Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, with a strong desire to collaborate with colleagues Strong time management skills and the ability to realistically assess project complexity B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture. Interest in the theory and practice of high-availability, security-critical systems Position Expectations Design, implement, and operate production

The MongoDB Database Experience team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. This includes building tools for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Developer Tools Team within the Database Experience department. The team is responsible for tools which allow users to interact with their data and to understand the health and performance of their MongoDB deployments. The Developer Tools Team works on a variety of APIs and customer-facing UIs empowering MongoDB users to interact with their stored data, whether that’s on desktop via MongoDB Compass or in the browser via Atlas Data Explorer. This role is fully remote for a candidate based in the United States with US citizenship. We're looking for someone who Is a full stack engineer with a willingness to take on both frontend tasks and backend tasks Has experience with the design and architecture of a modern, scalable, high availability web application Has experience working with databases Enjoys collaboration and being part of a team Is approachable, curious, and intellectually honest Would enjoy chasing down difficult problems in a distributed environment Always strives to expand their knowledge Nice to Haves Knowledge of database internals and tuning mechanisms, particularly indexing Previous work in TypeScript, React, and Node.js, particularly maintaining an ecosystem of dependencies Experience working with websocket based client to server communication Familiarity with developing and supporting microservice based architectures using Kubernetes About MongoDB MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and d

Key Responsibilities : Primary responsibilities :- Installation and configuration of MySQL instances on single or multiple ports. Hands-on experience of working with MysQL 5.7 and MySQL 8. Clear understanding of MysQL Replication process flows , threads , setting up multi node clusters and basic troubleshooting. Understanding of at least one of the backup and recovery methods for MySQL . Strong fundamentals of SQL and able to understand and tune complex SQL queries when needed. Strong fundamentals on the linux system side and monitoring tools like top , iostats , sar etc. At Least couple of years of production hands on experience on medium to big sized MySQL databases. Setting up and maintaining users and privileges management system and troubleshooting relevant access issues. Some exposure to external tools like Percona , ProxySQL , HAP etc. Understand the transaction flows and ACID compliance. Basic understanding of networking concepts . Performing on-call support and should be able to provide the first level support . Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong shell scripting skills . Good to have Python . Secondary responsibilities. :- Able to configure and setup NOSQL databases like Mongodb and Cassandra. Ability to learn new technologies along with a team and a positive outlook to understand problems from the business point of view. Qualifications: Proficiency in database management systems such as , MySQL or NoSQL databases. SQL programming and database design skills. Knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization techniques. Familiarity with database security best practices. Scripting and automation skills (Good to have- Python). Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

About the Team Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures; this team serves as the foundation for decision-making at DoorDash. About the Role DoorDash is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs. This is a hybrid position and you must be located in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Seattle. You're excited about this opportunity because you will... Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high-quality, trustworthy data Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team We're excited about you because... 5+ years of professional experience 3+ years experience working in data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar role Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Java 3+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS/GCP Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing 3+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka/Flink. Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-tec

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for delivering high quality modern data solutions through collaboration with our engineering, analysts, data scientist, and product teams in a fast-paced, agile environment leveraging cutting-edge technology to reimagine how Healthcare is provided. You will be instrumental in designing, integrating, and implementing solutions on-premise as well supporting migrations of existing workloads to the cloud. The Senior Data Engineer is expected to have extensive knowledge of modern programming languages, designing and developing data solutions. The position is open in a data engineering team that is responsible for processing payer files into our Data Warehouse. Required Qualifications 6&#43; years of experience working with SQL and relational database management systems 3&#43; years of experience in Cloud Data Engineering Platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake etc. 3&#43; years of experience in on-prem Data Engineering Platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata etc. Programming and modifying code in languages like SQL, Python, and PySpark to support and implement Cloud based and on-prem data warehousing services.</spa

Atlas Stream Processing enables developers to continuously process streaming data alongside critical application data stored in their database. It builds on MongoDB’s integrated developer data platform, so developers can stand up a stream processor and database with just a few API calls and lines of code, all fully managed. Our product is quickly gaining traction, and we are adding core features that you will contribute to and own. The team owns the C++ stream processing engine that powers Atlas Stream Processing, built on top of MongoDB's Aggregation Framework. The team operates like a startup within the company, a small group with real autonomy, responsible for everything from the core execution engine and stream processing stages . We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve this execution engine. Position Expectations Design, build, and deliver core components of the system in collaboration with other stakeholders Help shape architecture, development practices, and escalation policies as the teams and the product grow Mentor fellow engineers and assume ownership and accountability of projects Qualifications Strong background in database internals or building core components for data processing systems (including query execution, storage engines, autotuning, and workload optimization) 5+ years of experience in building database services, distributed systems, and/or foundational cloud services at scale Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning, possessing a strong grip on the foundational material of computer science, and maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems in large, long-lived code bases Good verbal and written technical communication skills, desire to collaborate with colleagues, mentor fellow engineers, and assume project ownership and accountability Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions, and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or

About the Team Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures; this team serves as the foundation for decision-making at DoorDash. About the Role DoorDash is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs. This is a hybrid position and you must be located in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Seattle. You're excited about this opportunity because you will... Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high-quality, trustworthy data Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team We're excited about you because... 5+ years of professional experience 3+ years experience working in data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar role Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Java 3+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS/GCP Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing 3+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka/Flink. Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-tec

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale data infrastructure and data processing systems. Implements robust and scalable solutions to support data-driven applications, analytics, and business intelligence. What you will do Ensures seamless integration of data from different sources, such as databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), or streaming platforms. Optimizes data processing and query performance by fine-tuning data pipelines, database configurations, and data partitioning strategies. Establishes data quality checks and validations to identify and resolve data issues, ensuring high-quality and reliable data for downstream applications and analytics. Implements security measures to protect sensitive data throughout the data lifecycle by working closely with security teams to ensure data encryption, access controls, and compliance with data protection regulations. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders. Designs and develops data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines. Establishes auditing and monitoring mechanisms to track data access and maintain data governance standards. Establishes monitoring and alerting mechanisms

About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform to help build and evolve the data platform that powers critical business decisions and customer-facing experiences. You will own significant parts of our data architecture that is main powerhouse of DevRev Computer’s memory for accurate and efficient Answers. As a part of data team, you will design and operate scalable data systems, and work closely with Software Engineering, AI Agent teams, Data Science, and Product teams to turn complex data requirements into reliable, high-quality data products. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems involving large-scale data, distributed systems, database architecture, and performance optimization . You will have significant technical ownership and the opportunity to influence the direction of our agentic data platform while helping raise the engineering bar across the team. What you'll do: Own data architecture for large-scale, high-impact projects, making thoughtful tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability, and operational cost. Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and data systems that reliably ingest

The MongoDB Atlas team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. We are responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. IAM is a platform and a product team. We serve internal engineers by providing them a secure and durable suite of services, and we serve external customers by providing them user facing features and products. We are the owners of Atlas’ authentication (OAuth, SSO, Federated Identity) and authorization (RBAC, ABAC) systems, along with many others. The IAM team’s mission is to enable customers to securely build their applications with Atlas through our best in class user experience. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a US government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Our FedRAMP program requires that anyone who is accessing customer data or metadata inside the Authorization Boundary be a US Citizen on US Soil. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City, NY for our hybrid working model. Role Responsibilities Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of IAM Lead projects from specification to delivery Mentor and grow other team members Improve our codebase, best practices, and design principles Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them Lead and contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives Candidate Profile 5+ years experience of software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.) Willingness to learn JavaScript and/or TypeScript along with modern

About Pinecone Pinecone is the trusted AI knowledge company. Its trusted AI knowledge platform—including its Database, Nexus, and Marketplace products—power accurate, fast, and cost-effective AI applications for more than 10,000 customers and 1M developers worldwide. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. For more information, visit pinecone.io . About the Team and Role: We are hiring a senior/staff software engineer to help design and build core components of our next-generation knowledge retrieval system built for the AI era – search and retrieval infrastructure that powers high-quality, scalable, and enterprise-grade agentic systems. You’ll build the framework that allows our customers to connect knowledge–synthesized from structured and unstructured data–to modern LLM-powered applications, leveraging the world’s best-in-class vector DB supporting semantic search and hybrid retrieval. This role is ideal for someone who loves backend system architecture, distributed systems, and applied AI infrastructure. It is a high impact role with significant ownership across architecture, performance, and system reliability. Responsibilities: Design and build scalable platform components leveraging advanced retrieval via query planning, semantic and hybrid search, metadata-aware search, and LLM generation Design and build optimized indexing pipelines for structured and unstructured data Build backend services for semantic and hybrid retrieval, knowledge graph construction, and retrieval orchestration Improve retrieval quality through evaluation and observability frameworks Design APIs for internal and external user and agentic consumers Optimize latency, throughput and cost across large-scale inference and retrieval workloads Drive technical direction for reliability and security What You’ll Bring to the Table: To thrive in this role, you don't need to check every single box, but you should be deeply passionate about how to turn data into knowledge. Systems Expertise

About Pinecone Pinecone is the knowledge infrastructure for AI at scale. Its leading vector database and knowledge engine, Pinecone Nexus, power accurate, performant AI applications for more than 9,000 customers and 800,000 developers worldwide. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. Pinecone is based in New York and raised $138M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital. About the Team and Role: The Experience team is at the center of one of the most exciting transitions in software development history — the shift from human-driven to agent-driven product experiences. We own Pinecone's API, clients, authentication, revenue, and observability systems, and right now that means redesigning all of it for a world where AI agents are first-class users alongside humans. This is a wide-scope role. You'll own things end-to-end — from backend architecture to API design to SDK and web surfaces. You’ll be working closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to identify user needs and build the right thing, at the right abstraction level, at the right time. Along the way, you will be building high-leverage platform capabilities that accelerate Pinecone’s product development and user growth systems. We're looking for an engineer who sees this moment for what it is: a rare opportunity to shape how developers and agents interact with a category-defining product. You're not waiting to see how the industry figures out MCP, agentic workflows, and AI-native interfaces — you're already experimenting, already forming opinions, already building. You know that speed and leverage matter more than labor, and you've internalized AI-assisted development not as a productivity trick but as a fundamentally different way of working. Responsibilities: Pioneer our agent experience. Shape how AI agents interact with Pinecone — designing interfaces, protocols (MCP), and tooling that make Pinecone the easiest and most capable platform f