Search Engineer (Remote)

Role: Search Engineer (Remote)Location: Remote (Work from Anywhere)Job Type: ContractPayout: $80-$150 /hr Role Overview: We are hiring for one of our clients to build and refine agentic search systems that power modern applications. The role focuses on engineering systems where real users depend on accurate relevance and retrieval. Candidates should have direct experience optimizing search quality for production environments. Key Responsibilities: • Own relevance or retrieval for systems relied upon by real users. • Quantify impact and improvements in search performance using clear metrics. • Design and implement agentic search architectures that adapt to user intent. • Scale data infrastructure to support fast, reliable search at production scale. • Make tradeoffs between latency, accuracy, and computational cost in search systems. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Experience shipping production search systems with measurable impact. • Ability to evaluate search quality using quantitative methods. • Familiarity with agentic systems and their integration with search pipelines. • Knowledge of data infrastructure scaling for high-throughput search workloads. • Experience designing relevance models or retrieval algorithms. More About the Opportunity: This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge search technology at a company shaping the next generation of AI-powered discovery. The client values engineers who bring concrete war stories and specific technical decisions from past projects. Equal Opportunity Employer: We hire based on skills and expertise. All qualified candidates are welcome regardless of background, experience, or prior employment history. Applications are reviewed solely on demonstrated technical ability and qualifications. Apply Now!