mercor
·Artificial Intelligence
Search Optimization Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $150/task Task based
About this role
Mercor is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and optimize agentic search systems for production environments. This contract role involves owning relevance and retrieval processes, quantifying system impact, and building scalable search infrastructure. The position is fully remote with compensation of $80-150/hour.
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
Technologies
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
Benefits
Recruitment process
Contract position with $80-150 per hour compensation
25 minute conversational interview with no coding or take-home tasks
Follow-up 30 minute paid live conversation with the team for standout interviews
Paid on completion of the follow-up call
Application process takes 20-30 minutes including resume upload and AI interview
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs
Investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, and Jack Dorsey
