Search Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• ▹Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in search systems to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs
• ▹Develop and optimize systems related to agentic search for improved performance and reliability
• ▹Scale data infrastructure to support modern search systems and enhance retrieval capabilities
• ▹Collaborate with AI research teams to quantify impact and improvements in search systems
• ▹Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance

Requirements

• ▹Experience shipping production search systems
• ▹Ownership of relevance or retrieval on systems used by real users
• ▹Ability to quantify impact and improvements in search systems
• ▹Experience building systems related to agentic search
• ▹Experience scaling data infrastructure for search systems

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Compensation of $80-150/hour
• ▹Remote work
• ▹25-minute conversational interview, no coding, no take-home
• ▹Paid 30-minute follow-up conversation ($200) if the interview stands out

About the company

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, its investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.