Staff Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - Runtime
Core
Building low-latency, high-throughput runtime systems for an agent-native search platform serving AI agents.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Runtime Systems)
Builds
Core runtime services, request flows, and observability primitives for a search engine tailored for agentic AI consumption.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / High-Performance Systems / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++ or Rust, high-load system design, low-latency optimization, CPU/memory/networking tuning, production operations, system observability, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
DBMS internals, cloud infrastructure, high-load web applications, performance-critical systems (trading/pipelines), low-level hardware optimization, open-source contributions, competitive programming
Technologies
C++, Rust, Kubernetes (implied by cloud/GPU orchestration context), observability stacks (logs/metrics/traces)
Responsibilities
Design and implement core runtime services for serving search queries at scale; Build and optimize request flows including query processing and retrieval orchestration; Develop systems maintaining performance under high load; Optimize CPU, memory, and data access patterns; Ensure reliability and observability across production services; Collaborate with indexing and ML teams to integrate retrieval components; Support experimentation through controlled rollouts and benchmarking
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
