Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within hirify.globalsearch, covering the design and implementation of new vector search features. Focus on improving search relevance and performance.

Location: United States, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Salary: $133,100—$210,600 USD. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply: $159,900—$252,900 USD.

Company

hirify.global, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people.

What you will do

• Lead initiatives within hirify.globalsearch to produce an industry-leading vector database offering, supplying unparalleled speed and relevance in search.
• Contribute to hirify.globalsearch full time, building new search features and fixing intriguing bugs.
• Work with a globally distributed team of experienced engineers focused on the vector search capabilities of hirify.globalsearch.
• Be an expert on how hirify.globalsearch implements vector similarity in support of search relevance.
• Work with community members from all over the world on issues and pull requests.
• Write idiomatic modern Java.

Requirements

• Implemented novel techniques in vector similarity on a search platform with a large user base or progressed the field of academic research in vector similarity information retrieval.
• Professional experience with vector similarity and vector databases, and you used HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms and libraries on search platforms at scale.
• Strong skills in core Java and are conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs, as well as other features like lambdas.
• Work with a high level of autonomy, and are able to take on projects and guide them from beginning to end.
• Comfortable developing collaboratively, giving and receiving feedback on code and approaches and APIs.
• Used several data storage technologies like hirify.globalsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have

• Built things with hirify.globalsearch before.
• Worked with open source projects and are familiar with different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.
• Experience with data storage technology.
• Experience designing, leading and owning cross-functional initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.