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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
- Develop and optimize agentic search systems for production environments.
- Own relevance and retrieval processes to ensure systems meet user needs.
- Quantify the impact and improvements of search systems effectively.
- Build and scale data infrastructure to support modern search capabilities.
- Work independently and asynchronously to enhance search quality and evaluation.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Experience with production search systems and agentic search.
- Proven ability to own relevance or retrieval on user-dependent systems.
- Strong skills in quantifying system impact and improvements.
Interview Process
- 25 mins conversational interview. No coding or take-home tasks.
- Follow-up 30 mins paid live conversation with the team for standout interviews.
Compensation & Legal
- Paid on completion of the follow-up call.
Application Process (Takes 20-30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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