Senior Software Engineer, AI Search
Core
Design and build AI-powered search and retrieval solutions, including hybrid search systems and RAG pipelines, to enhance 8am's suite of products for legal, accounting, and professional service businesses.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (AI search & retrieval)
Builds
AI-powered search features, retrieval pipelines, and RAG applications for 8am's SaaS platform
Domain
Fintech / LegalTech / AI Search Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch/Solr, hybrid search (keyword + vector), RAG pipelines, document ingestion/indexing, AWS, DevOps
Preferred skills
Vector databases (Pinecone/Weaviate), search ranking tuning, RAG systems, LLMs, OCR/document extraction
Technologies
Python, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr, AWS, Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, FAISS, LLMs
Responsibilities
Design hybrid search systems combining keyword and semantic search; Develop retrieval pipelines for RAG and AI apps; Build scalable document ingestion and indexing pipelines; Partner with data teams on data enrichment and chunking; Deploy and monitor AI search services for latency and relevance; Write high-quality code for search pipelines and evaluation tools.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC