Staff Software Engineer, Search
Core
Design and implement core search systems from scratch to power Claude's ability to access and retrieve information.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Search Infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable, efficient search platform and indexing mechanisms for Claude
Domain
AI / Search Infrastructure / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems, search fundamentals (indexing, retrieval, ranking), high-volume data processing, Python/Go/Java
Technologies
Python, Go, Java
Responsibilities
Design and implement core search systems from the ground up, establish metrics and tooling to measure and improve search quality, enhance search algorithms and indexing mechanisms to boost search accuracy and efficiency
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC
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