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Senior Software Engineer, Search
Senior Software Engineer designs and optimizes search systems using full-text search, vector databases, LLMs, and NLP to enhance mission-critical information retrieval. Requires 7+ years backend experience with 3+ in search/IR, expertise in Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, and strong analytical skills.
150k – 215kUnited StatesFullstack EngineeringRemote7+ YOE
About the role
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.
Skills
ElasticsearchOpensearchNLPLLMsVector DatabasesInformation RetrievalMachine LearningIndexingRankingVector Search
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