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VAST Data is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team! This is a great opportunity to join one of the fastest‑growing infrastructure companies and help design and implement the internals of the next‑generation scalable, high‑performance analytical and vector database.

"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market." – Forbes

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real‑time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to simplify AI deployment and management, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data centre, edge, and cloud.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement core backend components for a distributed vector database using C/C++
• Design highly scalable distributed data‑structures and algorithms optimized for performance, concurrency, and fault tolerance
• Develop backend services that enable fast search, efficient indexing, and real‑time analytics over massive datasets
• Optimize system performance across multi‑threaded and multi‑node environments
• Ensure low‑latency, high‑throughput data access and manipulation across global deployments
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to translate backend capabilities into real‑world impact

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, with strong proficiency in low‑level C and C++
• Hands‑on experience designing and building distributed backend systems or infrastructure at scale
• Experience with distributed data‑structures, algorithms and system reliability patterns
• Expertise in multi‑threaded programming, memory management, and performance tuning
• Proven track record of backend work on high‑throughput databases, vector stores, or real‑time processing engines
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Nice to Have

• Experience building or optimizing analytical or vector databases
• Familiarity with query engine internals, indexing techniques, or storage layer optimizations
• Knowledge of Python or Java for integration or tooling
• Master's or PhD in a related technical field (distributed systems, backend architecture, database internals)

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industries: Software Development