# Senior Software Engineer, Vector Index Research

Hiring organization: [Zilliz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/zilliz)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d359cba8-a037-4b2c-9144-22c7eaec4e5e

Listed on Zilliz's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Redwood City
- Salary: 175000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

Zilliz seeks a senior engineer to research and build vector indexing systems that power their AI database products, combining algorithm research with production-grade systems work. This role suits engineers who enjoy reading papers and prototyping new ideas but also have strong optimization and systems fundamentals.

_Our summary, not Zilliz's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Model Compression & Quantization, Vector Databases

## Required

- Research and development of vector indexing algorithms
- Building and optimizing vector retrieval systems
- Performance optimization skills
- Strong engineering fundamentals

## Nice to have

- Experience with machine learning infrastructure
- Published research or papers
- Open-source database experience
- Knowledge of similarity search techniques

Apply on Zilliz's site: https://jobs.lever.co/zilliz/5e73c85a-7acf-43f1-8936-68396bb74e82/apply