Description
Vannevar is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead search and information retrieval innovation across its defense technology products. The role involves designing search strategy, improving latency and relevance, collaborating with product and mission teams, and researching technologies such as full-text search, vector databases, LLMs, NLP, and relevance algorithms. Candidates need 7+ years of backend software development experience, including 3+ years in search, information retrieval, or related fields, along with expertise in indexing, ranking, query parsing, tokenization, vector search, and search evaluation. The position offers a salary of $150,000–$215,000 plus equity, health, dental, and vision insurance, and a remote-friendly work arrangement.
