Compensation Overview

About Zilliz

Zilliz is a fast-growing startup developing the industry’s leading vector database company 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.

• Hire, manage, and mentor teams of software engineers.
• Execute against a comprehensive R&D strategy and company roadmap aligned with the company’s goals and objectives.
• Develop distributed database systems using Zilliz’s innovative data science platforms.
• Create request plans, develop new systems, and perform prototype verification and testing.
• Design and write core architecture code and provide creative solutions to technical issues that arise during the product development process.
• Take ownership of product performance and stability.
• Research emerging technology to optimize the performance of underlying distributed platforms.
• Manage the Milvus open-source community and broaden Zilliz’s reach worldwide.

• 3+ years of experience of engineering leadership including; hiring, mentoring, delivering against priorities, and managing performance
• 5+ years of experience developing database or AI / ML systems 
• In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, low-level optimizations, search algorithms or storage systems.
• Previous experience designing and developing large-scale cloud native systems.
• Active user or contributor to one or more infrastructure software such as Snowflake, CockroachDB, Oracle RDBMS, Google BigQuery, Spanner, Redshift, Aurora, Cosmos DB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Hudi, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Ray, Spark, Flink, Kafka, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or other relevant disciplines.

• Competitive compensation (cash + equity)
• Regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and global reset/wellbeing days
• Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans

Zilliz is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed.