# Senior Software Engineer, Database Systems at Zilliz Cloud

- Company: Zilliz Cloud
- What the company does: Zilliz offers a fully managed Vector Lakebase powered by Milvus, unifying real-time vector search, lake-scale discovery, and AI data operations. Available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure regions worldwide. Backed by AI Grant.
- Company website: https://zilliz.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Redwood City
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $175K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-05-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zilliz/02848077-ca83-461e-87cd-e8b95d7f0c51
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zilliz-cloud-senior-software-engineer-database-systems/

## About the role

Zilliz is a fast-growing startup developing the industry’s leading vector database for enterprise-grade AI. Founded by the engineers behind Milvus, the world’s most popular open-source vector database, the company builds next-generation database technologies to help organizations quickly create AI applications. On a mission to democratize AI, Zilliz is committed to simplifying data management for AI applications and making vector databases accessible to every organization.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience building database systems, distributed systems, storage engines, query engines, search systems, or large-scale data infrastructure
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong systems programming ability in one or more of C++, Go, or Rust
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and database internals, including consistency, scalability, performance, fault tolerance, query execution, storage, indexing, resource management, and engineering tradeoffs
- Strong engineering taste: the ability to judge what design is simpler, what abstraction will last, and which performance and cost tradeoffs actually matter

Tags: Vector Database