Technical Support Engineer
at Pinecone, New York City
About Pinecone:
Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. Pinecone's mission is to make AI knowledgeable. More than 5000 customers across various industries have shipped AI applications faster and more confidently with Pinecone's developer-friendly technology. Pinecone is based in New York and raised $138M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital.
About the role/team:
Pinecone is seeking a Technical Success Engineer to join our team. This role will involve providing world-class customer service and technical support for our vector database and all Pinecone products. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, empathy, and ethical decision-making. They should have a strong technical background, including proficiency in one or more programming languages, familiarity with fundamental search and AI concepts, and a background in working with cloud providers.
Responsibilities:
Provide technical support to customers, including troubleshooting complex technical issues
Manage and resolve customer inquiries in a timely and effective manner
Identify areas of improvement for customer experience
Ideate and implement strategies for improving and scaling support processes
Build tools and automation to optimize our workflows
Enhance our product literature by creating knowledge articles and improving our documentation
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in computer science or a related field
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in one or more popular programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, C, Rust, C#)
Experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Familiarity with concepts such as embeddings, similarity search, and RAG
Strong customer service and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team environment
Preference for experience working with LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, Cohere, or other Pinecone integrations
Benefits:
Competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
Opportunity to work with a world-class team of experts in ML/AI and cloud computing
Chance to work on cutting-edge technology and help shape the future of AI and ML
Flexible work schedule, including options to work remotely
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are the cornerstone of everything we do at Pinecone. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications in a job description. Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications listed in this posting. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.