Senior Software Engineer, Vector Index Research
ZillizVector Database company
Redwood CitySenior
Prosperity7 Ventures
Pavilion Capital
Hillhouse Capital
5Y Capital
Yunqi Capital
Trustbridge Partners
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Develop and optimize vector indexing and retrieval systems for enterprise-grade AI applications.
- •Join Zilliz to develop the industry’s leading vector database for enterprise-grade AI.
- •The Vector Index team focuses on building core vector retrieval capabilities.
- •Key Responsibilities Research, evaluate, and implement new vector indexing and retrieval algorithms Build high-performance vector indexing components Optimize vector retrieval performance across latency, throughput, recall, memory usage, index build time, and cost efficiency Design benchmarks and evaluation frameworks to compare algorithms and implementations Turn research prototypes into maintainable, testable, and evolvable production-grade indexing capabilities Requirements 3+ years of experience in vector search, ANN algorithms, search systems, high-performance computing, or performance-critical systems Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience Strong C++ or Rust programming ability and solid engineering fundamentals Experience with vector similarity search, ANN algorithms, index structures, quantization, compression, reranking, or high-performance retrieval systems is a strong plus
Required skills
C++PythonRust
Domain expertise
ai
Benefits & perks
Competitive compensation (cash + equity), Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities, Medical, dental, and vision insurance, Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and global reset/wellbeing days, Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
Tech stack
C++RustPython
