Senior Software Engineer, Search

Vannevarlabs

Remote, US
$150,000 - $215,000 + equity; not specified; healt...
Remote
Search and information retrieval
Full-text search and vector databases
Llms and nlp expertise
Vannevar Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in search and information retrieval to enhance their AI-driven defense technology platform. This remote position requires extensive experience in backend software development and a deep understanding of search technologies

Job Summary

  • Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter adversaries, with agentic AI purpose-built to compete with China.
  • In this role, you will work directly with our ML and product teams to advance a state-of-the-art search system that fundamentally drives our users’ ability to surface mission critical information.
  • We offer competitive salary ($150,000 - $215,000 + equity), comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, 401(k) match, and more.

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Vannevar Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in search and information retrieval to enhance their AI-driven defense technology platform. This remote position requires extensive experience in backend software development and a deep understanding of search technologies.

Salary

$150,000 - $215,000 + equity; Not specified; Health, dental, and vision insurance, Unlimited PTO, 401(k) match, etc.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Search and information retrieval
  • Full-text search and vector databases
  • LLMs and NLP expertise
  • Relevance algorithms
  • Backend software development
  • Scalable and performant systems

Nice-to-have

  • Mission impact and user empathy
  • Disciplined growth
  • Veteran strategists and tradecraft expertise
  • Agile team environment

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years backend software development
  • 3+ years search/information retrieval
  • Expertise in indexing, ranking, query parsing, tokenization
  • Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
  • Familiarity with search evaluation frameworks
  • U.S. Person status required

Work Rights

U.S. Person status required

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