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$175,000 – $250,000
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What this role is
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.
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What they ask for
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