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Search Systems Engineer - Fully Remote

@ Mercor

Toronto, Ontario

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Overview

Mercor is hiring a contract Software Engineer for Agentic Search Systems, fully remote. The role evaluates AI-generated search content, develops agentic search systems, and scales search data infrastructure with AI research teams. Pay is $80 to $150 per task.

Responsibilities:

  • Évaluer la précision du contenu généré par l'IA dans les systèmes de recherche
  • Développer et optimiser les systèmes de recherche agentique
  • Faire évoluer l'infrastructure de données pour la recherche

Requirements summary:

  • Expérience de mise en production de systèmes de recherche
  • Responsabilité de la pertinence ou de la recherche d'information
  • Capacité à quantifier l'impact des améliorations

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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.

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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.

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
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  • Mercor
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Reported total investment
483,600,000

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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
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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 per task
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in search systems to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
  • Develop and optimize systems related to agentic search for improved performance and reliability.
  • Scale data infrastructure to support modern search systems and enhance retrieval capabilities.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to quantify impact and improvements in search systems.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Experience shipping production search systems.
  • Ownership of relevance or retrieval on systems used by real users.
  • Ability to quantify impact and improvements in search systems.
  • Experience building systems related to agentic search.
  • Experience scaling data infrastructure for search systems.

Interview Process

  • 25 mins conversational interview. No coding, no take-home.
  • Follow-up with a paid 30-minute live conversation if interview stands out; $200 for your time.

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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