Software Engineer - Vector Database Ecosystem

At Aerospike, we dream big. Our focus is helping companies tackle seemingly insurmountable problems and doing what’s never been done before. That is why we developed the world's leading real-time data platform that powers mission-critical applications at the world's most innovative, category-disrupting companies. 

Our customers have deployed extreme-scale real-time applications to fight fraud, dramatically increase shopping cart size, enable global digital payments, and deliver hyper-personalized user experiences to tens of millions of customers. Customers like Airtel, Experian, Nielsen, PayPal, Snap, Verizon Media, Wayfair, and many others rely on Aerospike as the data foundation for the future to help them act in the microsecond moments that matter. Aerospike is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has a global presence with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv. 

Job Summary

Software Engineer - Vector Database Ecosystem

We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on building out ecosystem applications and client SDKs for Aerospike Vector Search, a vector search database. The role will involve designing, developing, and maintaining critical tools, applications, integrations, examples, and infrastructure for Aerospike Vector Search.  . You will have opportunities to work with exciting new technologies such as Aerospike, HNSW vector search, Langchain, distributed systems, and the AI/ML space in general. Additionally, you will own and maintain open-source projects, collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to optimize performance, useability, and product visibility.

Are you ready to push the boundaries of AI technology and deliver an unparalleled developer experience? We’re launching Aerospike Vector Search, a groundbreaking new product built on top of the industry-leading Aerospike Database, and we’re looking for a talented Software Engineer to help us bring this vision to life.

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of designing and developing the API experience for the next generation of AI developers. You’ll collaborate with a world-class engineering team to shape tools that will empower developers working on high-throughput, low-latency AI applications. Aerospike is already known for its blazing fast key-value store, and now we’re leveraging that strength to create cutting-edge solutions for AI and machine learning.

This is more than a coding role—it’s an opportunity to directly impact the future of AI, crafting tools and frameworks that will enable developers to create innovative, high-performance applications. If you’re passionate about developer experience and want to work on a product that’s set to change the game in AI, this is the role for you.

Why You’ll Love This Job:

• Innovate: Be part of an exciting new product launch that’s poised to revolutionize AI and vector search.
• Collaborate: Work with a brilliant team of engineers to build intuitive, powerful developer tools.
• Impact: Design the API experience that developers will rely on to create the next generation of AI applications.
• Challenge Yourself: Tackle complex problems in a high-performance, low-latency environment.

If you’re excited about working with cutting-edge technology and shaping the future of AI, join us to help drive the success of Aerospike Vector Search and redefine what’s possible in the AI developer space!

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of multiple open source client SDKs, tools, and infrastructure to support Aerospike Vector Search..
• Design, develop, and maintain user friendly, open source, client SDKs. .
• Build distributed tools for monitoring and managing high performance distributed systems
• Collaborate with Product Managers and teams to design user friendly and efficient features and tools.
• Analyze and optimize system efficiency, reliability, and performance for large-scale data ecosystems.
• Work with distributed vector similarity search algorithms, indices, and integrate AI/ML pipelines at scale.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in designing and building backend systems, preferably in databases and/or distributed systems.
• Strong skills in programming languages such as Python, Go and Java…
• Understanding of data infrastructure, backend systems, and cloud-based technologies.
• Experience with distributed NoSQL databases and big data ecosystems.
• Knowledge of vector databases, AI/ML pipelines, and optimization techniques using hardware acceleration.
• Familiarity with Langchain, TensorFlow, or PyTorch is a  plus.
• Self-starter with curiosity to learn and the ability to work independently and take initiative.

Nice to have:

• Experience with vector databases and distributed NoSQL systems.
• Experience with AI/ML pipelines at scale.
• Some frontend experience

Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental
disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$170,000 - $195,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)