# Senior Search Engineer

Hiring organization: [York Space Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/york-space-systems)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d00ee57d-47ff-497a-808a-01c1a23c901e

Listed on York Space Systems's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 190000 – 260000 USD per year

## Summary

You.com is seeking a Senior Search Engineer to design and optimize large-scale indexing systems and retrieval mechanisms for their AI-powered search platform. This role suits experienced systems engineers comfortable with distributed infrastructure, performance optimization, and translating research into production code.

_Our summary, not York Space Systems's wording._

## Skills named

Algorithms, C++, Data Structures, Machine Learning, Python, Rust

## Required

- Proven experience in search indexing, information retrieval, or large-scale data systems
- Strong programming skills in Rust or C++ and Python
- Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems
- Experience translating research into production
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

## Nice to have

- Experience with experimental design and prototyping
- Familiarity with state-of-the-art NLP and ranking methods
- Knowledge of large language models

Apply on York Space Systems's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/youcom/jobs/4904872008