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Search Optimization Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $150/task Task based

@ Mercor

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Toronto, Ontario

$80–$150/hr
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Overview

Mercor is hiring a remote contract Software Engineer for agentic search systems at $80 to $150 per hour. The work involves developing and optimizing production search systems, owning relevance and retrieval, and building data infrastructure, done independently and asynchronously.

Pay:

$80–$150 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and optimize agentic search systems for production
  • Own relevance and retrieval processes
  • Quantify impact and improvements of search systems
  • Build and scale data infrastructure for search
  • Work independently and asynchronously

Requirements summary:

  • 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

Tools & skills

ResearchWork independently
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2026-10-17
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Job details

DepartmentSoftware development
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHome
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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Mercor

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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

Full company description

Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

LinkedIn followers
654,507
People associated on LinkedIn
5,250
Reported office locations
  • San Francisco, California 94105, US
Business categories
  • Employment
  • Software
  • Recruiting
  • Data Collection and Labeling
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Machine Learning
Other recorded names
  • Mercor
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
Yes
Reported total investment
483,600,000

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2023
Open jobs on Jobsy1,626
LinkedInView page
Job description

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

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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