
Powering the next generation of AI applications with advanced and high-performant vector similarity search technology. Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine. It deploys as an API serviceβ¦

Powering the next generation of AI applications with advanced and high-performant vector similarity search technology. Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine. It deploys as an API serviceβ¦
What they do: Open-source vector database and search engine for low-latency similarity search
Founded: 2021
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Latest known funding: Series A $28M (Jan 2024)
Tech highlight: Implemented in Rust; offers self-hosted and managed cloud/on-prem editions
Low-latency similarity search over unstructured data (vector search for AI applications).
2021
Software Development
β¬2,000,000
Pre-seed raised prior to seed (amount reported as approximately β¬2M).
7,500,000
Seed round participation included 42cap, IBB Ventures and angel backers.
28,000,000
Series A included participation from existing investors Unusual Ventures and 42cap.
βLed by Spark Capital in Series A with participation from Unusual Ventures and 42CAPβ
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Qdrant is a cutting-edge vector database company on a mission to revolutionize how organizations manage and query unstructured data. Our open-source engine and managed cloud solutions power AI-driven search, recommendation, and data discovery at scale.
As a Staff/Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team , you will work on the core cloud platform that enables all other engineering teams at Qdrant. Youβll design and evolve shared services, control-plane components, and internal APIs that power our managed cloud offering and support enterprise-grade deployments.
This role is about building platform primitives and abstractions , not day-to-day operations. Youβll focus on reducing complexity, improving developer productivity, and driving architectural evolution across the cloud platform.
Tasks
Design and evolve core platform services and internal APIs consumed by multiple teams
Requirements
Must have
5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on platform, infrastructure, or distributed systems
Strong proficiency in Go and Python , or deep expertise in one with willingness to work regularly with both
Nice to have
Experience with gRPC, event-driven architectures, or control-plane systems
Familiarity with Kubernetes operators or cluster-level abstractions
Background in SaaS, database, or systems-level product companies
Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Contributions to open-source projects
Benefits
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
Fully remote setup with flexible working hours
High-impact role with strong ownership and architectural influence
Opportunity to work on a core platform used across the entire company
Clear growth path toward Staff Engineer or Architecture roles
If you enjoy building platforms that enable others to move faster, reduce complexity, and scale reliably, weβd love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the foundation of Qdrant Cloud.
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Drive architectural initiatives such as gRPC migration, eventing/pub-sub foundations, and platform refactors
Own and improve control-plane and cluster-api components
Build platform abstractions that reduce operational and cognitive load for other teams
Write production-grade Go code for platform services and internal tooling
Collaborate closely with Regions & Clusters, Resilience, and Features teams to enable delivery through platform primitives
Improve platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience through thoughtful design
Support production systems and incident response when needed, with a focus on long-term fixes
Solid experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
Strong understanding of distributed systems and API design
Experience building and operating production systems used by other engineers or teams
Comfortable working cross-team and driving technical alignment
Ownership mindset and clear communication skills