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

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

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

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