Title: Senior Software Engineer, Search

Location: Remote

Category: Engineering

Job Description:

Overview:

Guru is an AI-powered knowledge platform that acts as a company’s enterprise search engine, wiki, and intranet all rolled into one. Guru uses advanced AI to not only store information but also understand it and deliver the right answers to the right people, exactly when they need it. This translates to increased efficiency, improved decision-making, and a boost in overall productivity for our customers.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Search and Answers team, you’ll be a key player in crafting how users find information. In this role, you’ll leverage your software development skills to design, develop, and implement cutting-edge search and generative Q&A features. Your understanding of search and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures will be instrumental in crafting intelligent services that surface the most relevant information for our users. You’ll collaborate closely with a talented team to continuously refine our search and generative Q&A capabilities and make knowledge discovery effortless.

Key Responsibilities:

A major contributor to the development and refinement of our search and Q&A algorithms implemented in our RAG architecture
Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in search and RAG architectures
Work closely with cross-functional software development teams to shape complex requirements into epics and stories that deliver impactful features for our customers
Support a mission-critical SaaS offering by ensuring reliability and scalability in serving thousands of customers critical business needs
Maintain code quality and integrity by actively participating in code reviews and surfacing opportunities for paying down technical debt.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and/or equivalent experience
4+ years of Java software development building scalable enterprise applications
2+ years of hands-on experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
Deep understanding of RAG architectures, LLMs, and embeddings
Proven ability to evaluate and improve search and RAG implementations
Strong SQL and relational database skills
Skilled in modern software development and deployment practices, including automated testing, version control with Git, and CI/CD pipelines
Natural preference for iterative development and approaches
Strong preference for pairing, collaboration, and teamwork

Preferred but not required:

Experience with cloud services, particularly AWS
Familiarity with CircleCI
Experience with Python for migration purposes

Hey, not everybody checks all the boxes, apply and let us get to know you and your experiences and we can learn and grow together here at Guru!

Compensation and benefits

Note: Disclosure as required by relevant state law of the base salary compensation range for this role when being hired in Colorado, New York and Washington. The base salary compensation range for the position outlined is $160,000- $216,000. You may also be offered incentive stock options and benefits. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, Paid sick leave, Paid parental leave, Paid family leave, Paid holidays, Mental health and wellbeing offerings, HSA/FSA available (where applicable), Office set-up reimbursement, Life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, Short & long term disability coverage, and a Company-issued laptop and accessories.

The final job level and compensation will be determined by various factors such as a candidates relevant work experience, years of relevant experience, skills, qualifications, certifications, geographic location, and other business considerations.

In Addition

Competitive salary
Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan
Paid Parental, Family & Medical Leave
Unlimited Vacation
401k
Professional Development Stipend
Wellness Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Tuition Reimbursement
Thrive After Five: in recognition of our long-tenured employees, Guru celebrates your five year anniversary with a $10,000 personal travel reimbursement
Remote perks
Generous medical benefits package
Guru-sponsored company & team events, no matter where you work

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent@getguru.com to request accommodation.