Search Engineer (AI) - Remote Work | REF#297423

BairesDev; Comisión de Fomento de Perú; Remote; ARS 185,819,000 - 278,728,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive USD pay

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Parental leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a Search Engineer (AI) to design and implement advanced retrieval systems for AI applications. You will translate complex user intent into efficient search architectures and ensure RAG systems deliver relevant information at scale.

Join a fully remote, globally distributed team working with top-tier partners; you will collaborate with AI teams, optimize vector databases, embeddings, and reranking strategies to maintain production-grade reliability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or Data Engineering.
• Proven expertise in building and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and vector databases like Pinecone, Qdrant, or Weaviate.
• Hands-on experience with embedding techniques, chunking strategies, and reranking algorithms.
• Familiarity with RAG evaluation frameworks such as RAGAS to ensure system performance.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and design vector database architectures for semantic search.
• Develop and optimize retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Implement reranking techniques (ColBERT, Reciprocal Rank Fusion) to improve precision.
• Build and maintain hybrid search solutions combining keyword and vector retrieval.
• Evaluate search performance using frameworks like RAGAS for production reliability.
• Collaborate with AI teams to integrate search components into broader workflows.

Skills

RAG pipelines

Python

Vector databases

Embeddings

Re-ranking

English

Tools

Pinecone

Qdrant

Weaviate

RAGAS

Job description

At BairesDev®, we've been leading the way in technology projects for over 15 years. We deliver cutting-edge solutions to giants like Google and the most innovative startups in Silicon Valley.

Our diverse 4,000+ team, composed of the world's Top 1% of tech talent, works remotely on roles that drive significant impact worldwide.

When you apply for this position, you're taking the first step in a process that goes beyond the ordinary. We aim to align your passions and skills with our vacancies, setting you on a path to exceptional career development and success.

Search Engineer (AI) at BairesDev

As a Search Engineer (AI), you will design and implement advanced retrieval systems for AI applications. You will translate complex user intent into efficient search architectures, ensuring that RAG systems deliver highly relevant and accurate information at scale.

What You'll Do

• Design and manage vector database architectures to support semantic search.
• Develop and optimize retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, focusing on embeddings and chunking strategies.
• Implement sophisticated reranking techniques such as ColBERT and Reciprocal Rank Fusion to improve result precision.
• Build and maintain hybrid search solutions that combine keyword and vector-based retrieval methods.
• Evaluate and iterate on search performance using frameworks like RAGAS to ensure production-grade reliability.
• Collaborate with AI teams to integrate search components into broader agentic workflows and LLM applications.

What We Are Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or Data Engineering.
• Proven expertise in building and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and working with vector databases like Pinecone, Qdrant, or Weaviate.
• Hands-on experience with embedding techniques, chunking strategies, and reranking algorithms.
• Familiarity with RAG evaluation frameworks such as RAGAS to ensure system performance.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

How we do make your work (and your life) easier:

• 100% remote work (from anywhere).
• Excellent compensation in USD or your local currency if preferred
• Hardware and software setup for you to work from home.
• Flexible hours: create your own schedule.
• Paid parental leaves, vacations, and national holidays.
• Innovative and multicultural work environment: collaborate and learn from the global Top 1% of talent.
• Supportive environment with mentorship, promotions, skill development, and diverse growth opportunities.

Join a global team where your unique talents can truly thrive and make a significant impact!