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# Search Systems Engineer - Expert

- **Company:** Mercor, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $166,400 - $312,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Data Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/b9fa4158-6247-44bd-bc66-3b4f9bd1e04b/search-systems-engineer-expert

## About the Role

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., * Follow-up 30 mins paid live conversation with the team for standout interviews.

## Description

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