RAG Engineer — Pinecone India

About this RAG Engineer role at Pinecone

Pinecone is a vector database platform powering AI applications globally, and they're hiring RAG Engineers for their India team in a fully remote role. If you're a mid-level engineer with 3+ years building with vector search, this is a direct path to work on retrieval-augmented generation systems—the backbone of modern LLM applications—without relocation.

What you'll do

• Design and build vector-search applications using Pinecone, Weaviate, or Milvus vector databases at scale
• Develop and optimize embeddings pipelines to power retrieval for LLM-based systems
• Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns that integrate vector stores with language models
• Debug and improve semantic search quality and relevance in production systems
• Collaborate with product and ML teams to ship RAG features and infrastructure

Who should apply

You need 3+ years of hands-on experience building with vector databases and embeddings. This is a mid-level role, not entry-level—you should be comfortable working independently on LLM application architecture. Deep knowledge of vector DB internals (indexing, quantization, distance metrics) and real-world RAG patterns are non-negotiable. No formal degree requirement; what matters is your portfolio and shipped projects.

Salary & offer in context

The posted range is ₹35–70 LPA (₹2,92,000–₹5,83,000/month). For a mid-level RAG Engineer role in India's AI sector, this is competitive—RAG Engineer salaries in India typically range ₹40–70 LPA depending on company stage and your specific depth in vector databases. Pinecone's scale and funding tier push toward the higher end.

Path to apply

This is a direct application via LinkedIn—no exams, no multi-round filtering through government channels. You apply straight to Pinecone's careers page or LinkedIn job posting. The deadline is June 11, 2026, so apply within the next 2–3 weeks if interested. Remote anywhere in India; you'll work with Pinecone's India engineering hub.