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Search Systems Engineer - Expert
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-10-17
Listing for:
Mercor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Backend Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark
, General Catalyst
, Peter Thiel
, Adam D'Angelo
, Larry Summers
, and Jack Dorsey
.
Position: Software Engineer — Agentic Search Systems
Type:
Contract
Compensation: $80–$150 per task
Location:
Remote
Role 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
.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 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.
Interview Process
- 25 mins conversational interview. No coding, no take-home.
- Follow-up with a paid 30-minute live conversation if interview stands out; $200 for your time.
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