R&d Product Engineer • Mid-Level

Who you are

You have a strong background in engineering, particularly in developing systems that require high attention to detail. You understand customer needs while also being able to dive deep into the implementation details of complex systems. Your intellectual curiosity drives you to explore various aspects of the search and retrieval stack, including crawling, parsing, and machine learning performance. You are comfortable working across different systems and are eager to ship solutions quickly. You recognize the importance of finding high-quality information and are excited about the impact this has on the world.

You have experience designing and shipping parsers that improve retrieval performance, and you are skilled at optimizing the throughput and latency of machine learning models. You have a track record of making web crawlers significantly faster and more efficient. You thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to contribute to a team focused on enhancing the quality of search endpoints for customers.

What you'll do

As an R&D Product Engineer at Exa, you will be at the forefront of building a search engine from scratch. Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing new parsers that dramatically enhance retrieval performance. You will work on improving the throughput and latency of machine learning models, ensuring they meet the demands of a high-performance search engine. Additionally, you will focus on optimizing the web crawler to achieve significant speed improvements.

You will collaborate closely with other engineers and stakeholders to understand customer needs and translate them into technical solutions. Your role will involve experimenting with various algorithms and techniques to enhance the search and retrieval stack. You will also be responsible for maintaining and improving the existing infrastructure, ensuring it scales effectively as the system grows.

What we offer

At Exa, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, including a $5M H200 GPU cluster that powers our AI applications. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment where your contributions will directly impact the quality of our search engine. We offer competitive compensation and are open to sponsoring international candidates. Join us in our mission to revolutionize how AI applications access information.