Search Systems Engineer

Mercor
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

As a Search Systems Engineer at Mercor, you will evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in search systems, develop and optimize systems related to agentic search, and collaborate with AI research teams to quantify impact and improvements in search systems.

What You Will Do

Your main responsibilities will include evaluating the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content, developing and optimizing systems related to agentic search, scaling data infrastructure to support modern search systems, and collaborating with AI research teams.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be a fit for this role, you must have experience shipping production search systems, owning relevance or retrieval on systems used by real users, and quantifying impact and improvements in search systems.

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

Benefits

  • Hourly compensation up to $150
  • Paid 30-minute live conversation for follow-up interview ($200)
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