Technical Support Engineer

Posted:
10/28/2024, 12:46:37 PM

Location(s):
Manchester, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

About Pinecone:

Pinecone is on a mission to build the search and database technology to power AI applications for the next decade and beyond. Our fully managed vector database makes it easy to add vector search to AI applications. Since creating the “vector database” category, demand has grown incredibly fast and it shows in our user base. We are a distributed team with clusters in New York, San Francisco, Tel-Aviv, and Manchester.

About the Team and Role:

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 experience working with two or more programming languages, familiarity with fundamental search and AI concepts, and experience working with two or more cloud providers.

In this role, you will:

  • 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 base articles and improving our online documentation

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in computer science or a related field

  • 2+ years of experience in a technical support or customer-facing technical role

  • Proficiency in two or more popular programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, C)

  • Working knowledge of ML and AI

  • Experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • 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, and other Pinecone integrations

Perks & Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health coverage including Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Free mental health therapy sessions; free One Medical, Tela-doc, and Health Advocate subscriptions

  • Cost-savings on gynecology, fertility, and family-building care

  • Equity award

  • 401(k)

  • Flexible time off

  • Paid parental leave

  • Annual Department Retreat

  • WFH Equipment Stipend

Pinecone

Website: https://pinecone.io/

Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 51-100

Year Founded: 2019

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Secondary Market

Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Database ⋅ Generative AI ⋅ Semantic Search ⋅ Vertical Search