Senior Software Engineer, Search

What you'll do

• Design and adapt the technical strategy for search within Vannevar’s products, including how we leverage full-text search, vector databases, LLMs, NLP, and relevance algorithms
• Improve both search latency and relevance
• Collaborate with product engineers, designers, and mission strategists to translate user needs into data-informed search innovations
• Research and apply emerging technologies, trends and best practices in the search/information retrieval domain to improve index quality, freshness, and retrieval performance

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of experience in backend software development, with 3+ years in search, information retrieval, or related fields
• Passion for architecting, developing and deploying reliable, scalable, and performant systems
• Expertise in information retrieval, NLP, and machine learning. Deep understanding of concepts like indexing, ranking, query parsing, tokenization, and vector search
• Hands-on experience with at least one major search engine (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch), and familiarity with search evaluation frameworks (precision, recall, NDCG)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills

What we offer

Salary range: $150,000 - $215,000 + equity. Individual pay determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.

Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, remote friendly with WeWork access, unlimited PTO, 401(k) match, and more.