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Member of Technical Staff (Senior - Specialized Indexing)

Cockroach Labs · Bangalore, India

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Cockroach Labs's roles stay open a median of 77 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Cockroach Labs's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Cockroach Labs
high
26 stale, 2 reposted of 26 open
Hiring momentum
43 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cockroach Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cockroach Labs.

About this role

As a Member of Technical Staff specializing in indexing at Cockroach Labs, you will design and implement high-performance indexing systems for CockroachDB, focusing on vector, full-text, and geospatial indexing. You will collaborate with other teams to enhance the database's capabilities, improve existing systems, and contribute to the development of hybrid search functionalities. Your role will involve taking ownership of projects from design to release, working within a small team that is at the forefront of integrating AI with database technology.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cockroach Labs as an employer.

What you need

  • Passion for databases, indexing systems, and high-performance distributed architectures
  • Strong background in backend or systems programming, preferably with Go, C/C++, or Rust
  • Experience working on indexing or query execution systems such as vector, text, or spatial search
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
  • Curiosity about AI-driven and hybrid workloads that combine structured and unstructured data
  • Focus on building reliable, maintainable, and high-performance software

What you get

  • Medical Insurance
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Mental Wellbeing Benefits
  • Internet Reimbursement
  • Wellness Allowance

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves working on complex, high-visibility features
  • Team is small and autonomous, which may mean more responsibility and ownership
  • Hybrid work model with specific in-office days

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Listed by Cockroach Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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