Staff Search Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Search Engineer (OpenSearch/ElasticSearch): Designing, optimizing, and scaling search infrastructure to power a converged AI workspace with an accent on search relevance, accuracy, and real-time indexing pipelines. Focus on building vector search capabilities, implementing semantic search, and optimizing query parsing for high-volume distributed systems.

Location: Remote (United States)

Compensation: $250,000 – $300,000

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native company building the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search.

What you will do

• Design and implement robust, scalable search solutions for a rapidly growing user base.
• Optimize search relevance, accuracy, and speed to deliver blazing fast results.
• Improve real-time indexing pipelines to ensure search results remain up-to-date.
• Build and enhance vector search capabilities to power next-generation AI experiences.
• Collaborate with AI, backend, and product teams to integrate search into new features.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• 7+ years of experience as a search engineer or in a directly related role.
• Strong expertise in search technologies, particularly OpenSearch or ElasticSearch.
• Experience with high-volume, distributed data processing systems.
• Proven ability to optimize query parsing, indexing, and relevance tuning.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with vector embeddings and semantic search implementations.
• Experience with TypeScript in backend systems.
• Track record of architecting search solutions that maintain performance under heavy load.
• Experience applying machine learning and NLP to enhance search relevance.
• Knowledge of information retrieval concepts and search evaluation metrics.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity and 401k plans.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave.
• Professional development and employee wellness stipends.
• Enhanced employee assistance program.