Rockset (acquired by OpenAI)

Rockset is a real-time indexing database that enables companies to build data applications at cloud scale. Their technology was designed by engineers with extensive experience in web-scale data management and distributed systems, including those who built Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) at Yahoo, scaled online data platforms at Facebook, and created RocksDB, an open-source embedded storage engine. Rockset boasts a highly performant, cloud-native platform that delivers millisecond-latency analytical queries on event streams, CDC streams, and vectors. They offer a fully managed cloud service that separates compute from storage for efficient scaling and eliminates the need for managing servers, clusters, shards, nodes, and indexes.

Rockset has a strong focus on developer productivity, providing features such as Query Lambdas, resource automation, user-defined functions, and SDKs. They also emphasize reliability and compliance, offering multi-region deployments, enterprise SLAs, and adherence to standards like SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Rockset has been acquired by OpenAI, demonstrating the value of their technology in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and large language models.

Rockset offers a flexible work environment with a spacious headquarters in San Mateo and hubs in Seattle, Boston, Dallas, and London, including co-working spaces. They also have a growing remote employee base throughout the US and provide perks such as unlimited PTO, competitive salaries, and financial planning resources.

Rockset offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support its employees' financial, health, and personal well-being. This includes competitive salaries, a 401k match, and financial planning resources. Employees also enjoy fully funded comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, as well as generous parental leave and fertility benefits. Rockset encourages a healthy work-life balance with unlimited PTO, with a minimum requirement of three weeks per year. Employees also have access to cutting-edge technology, daily in-office lunch, and year-round company events, including BBQs, happy hours, and board game nights.

Rockset's mission was to build a real-time indexing database that enabled companies to build data applications at cloud scale. They believed that the future for data is cloud and real-time, and aimed to provide developers and data teams with a real-time analytics database that offered speed, scale, and simplicity. Their technology stemmed from the team's extensive experience building massive data systems at leading companies like Facebook and Yahoo.

Rockset promotes a culture of curiosity, diversity, and open-mindedness, valuing a growth mindset and strong opinions, weakly held. They foster a fun and inclusive work environment, emphasizing team collaboration and ownership, and offering generous perks like unlimited PTO, daily in-office lunch, and competitive compensation.

Rockset is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, valuing diversity of thought and a growth mindset. They believe that a diverse team leads to better problem-solving and innovation. Their spacious headquarters in San Mateo is conveniently accessible and they have employee hubs in Seattle, Boston, Dallas, and London, along with a growing remote employee base. They offer competitive salaries, benefits such as parental leave and fertility benefits, unlimited PTO, and cutting-edge technology to support their employees.