Senior Software Engineer, Vector Indexing

LanceDB is a developer-friendly, open-source data lake for multimodal AI. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer focused on Vector Indexing to help build the next generation of vector-native data infrastructure.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Rust
• Experience designing or implementing vector search or indexing algorithms (e.g., HNSW, IVF, PQ, quantization, clustering)
• Proficiency in C for GPU-related development
• Familiarity with GPU acceleration frameworks (CUDA, ROCm, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to benchmark, profile, and optimize system performance
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills
• Comfortable collaborating in open-source environments

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Equity
• Benefits
• Generous learning budget
• Support for open-source contributions