Search Systems Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $150/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Software Engineer for Agentic Search Systems on a contract basis. You will evaluate AI-generated content and strengthen the rigor of model outputs within modern search systems.

Responsibilities include developing and optimizing agentic search capabilities, scaling data infrastructure, and collaborating with AI research teams to quantify improvements. Remote work is available, and candidates should be able to work asynchronously to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Must have production experience shipping 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in search systems to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Develop and optimize systems related to agentic search for improved performance and reliability.
• Scale data infrastructure to support modern search systems and enhance retrieval capabilities.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to quantify impact and improvements in search systems.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Production search systems

Relevance / retrieval ownership

Quantify impact

Agentic search

Data infrastructure scaling

Job description

Location: United Kingdom

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Software Engineer — Agentic Search Systems
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$150/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in search systems to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Develop and optimize systems related to agentic search for improved performance and reliability.
• Scale data infrastructure to support modern search systems and enhance retrieval capabilities.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to quantify impact and improvements in search systems.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 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.

Interview Process

• 25 mins conversational interview. No coding, no take-home.
• Follow-up with a paid 30-minute live conversation if interview stands out; $200 for your time.

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