Staff AI Engineer (Search Relevance)
$120,000–$150,000 year
Remote · Palo Alto, California, United States or United States
Job Summary
Workato is seeking a Senior Staff AI Engineer specializing in Search Relevance. The role involves design and optimization of intelligent search systems utilizing machine learning. Required qualifications include a degree in a quantitative field, extensive backend engineering and search experience, proficiency in Python, and strong understanding of information retrieval. The position offers a collaborative environment but does not provide relocation assistance or H1B sponsorship.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors/Masters/PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science, or another quantitative field
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with 3+ years in search, information retrieval, or related fields
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience with search engines (Opensearch or Elasticsearch)
- Strong understanding of information retrieval concepts spanning traditional methods (TF-IDF, BM25) and modern neural search techniques (vector embeddings, transformer models)
- Experience with text processing, NLP, and relevance tuning
- Experience with relevance evaluation metrics (NDCG, MRR, MAP)
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication abilities to explain technical concepts
- Collaborative mindset for cross-functional team work
- Detail-oriented with strong focus on quality
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Passion for solving complex search problems
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency in Knowledge Graph construction and optimization
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