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Staff Software Engineer, AI Search

Mountain View, California💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-06-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building and scaling next-generation Search products (Vector, Keyword, Hybrid) to enable AI applications, RAG, and enterprise knowledge management on massive datasets.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Search Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable, low-latency search stack for AI-driven applications and data exploration

Domain

Data & AI Infrastructure, Search Technologies

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

large-scale distributed systems, vector search, keyword search, hybrid retrieval, indexing, ranking, storage systems, database internals, algorithms, system design

Preferred skills

recommendation engines, performance-sensitive architecture, strategic product alignment, mentoring

Technologies

Vector embeddings, RAG, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow

Responsibilities

Drive architecture and evolution of the Search product; Solve challenges in indexing, storage, query execution, and ranking; Partner with infrastructure and product teams to shape APIs; Lead end-to-end engineering efforts from design to production; Make direct contributions to core systems; Mentor engineers and champion software excellence; Contribute to long-term technical planning

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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