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Search Systems Engineer - Expert at Mercor — Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Experience2–5 yrs
SalaryDisclosed
Work moderemote
Levelmid
Posted19 Sept 2026

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About Mercor

Mercor is hiring in Mumbai Metropolitan Region in technology software. This role looks for around 2+ years of experience.

Skills

production search systems
agentic search systems
relevance and retrieval
system impact measurement

The role

A search systems engineer at an AI research talent marketplace develops production search systems and agentic search systems, owns relevance and retrieval, and quantifies system impact. The role also builds data infrastructure and evaluates search quality.

Full job description

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)

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Resources & Support

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

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