Search Ranking Engineer: Scale Real-Time ML & Retrieval

Pantera Capital; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking engineers to advance the core search engine powering discovery. You will own the end-to-end search stack, from retrieval and indexing to ranking and the user experience. You will contribute hands-on and help shape the future of fast, intelligent search on the internet.

The team values initiative, clarity in communication, and a strong work ethic. You will work in a small, highly motivated group that emphasizes engineering excellence and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Tech stack includes Python, Go, Rust.
• Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications
• Have worked on large-scale search systems
• Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems
• Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them
• Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users
• Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure
• Train state of the art ML ranking models
• Integrate Grok in search systems and products

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

vector databases

search indices

production ML systems

ownership

fast-paced environment

Tools

Vector databases

Search indices

Production ML systems

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking engineers to advance the core search engine powering discovery. You will own the end-to-end search stack, from retrieval and indexing to ranking and the user experience. You will contribute hands-on and help shape the future of fast, intelligent search on the internet.

The team values initiative, clarity in communication, and a strong work ethic. You will work in a small, highly motivated group that emphasizes engineering excellence and cross-functional collaboration.