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The New York Times · 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Semantic Search

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

The New York Times is committed to independent journalism and seeks to enhance the search experience for its readers. The Senior Software Engineer, Semantic Search will lead the development of semantic search algorithms and collaborate with various teams to improve search relevance using advanced technologies.

Digital MediaJournalismNews

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the development and optimization of semantic search algorithms and systems using technologies such as Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr

Apply machine learning techniques, including classification and ranking models, to fine-tune search relevance

Draw on your experience with Kubernetes and Kafka to build scalable and resilient search infrastructure

Contribute to the exploration and integration of Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models into search experiences

Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Qualification

Semantic search algorithmsElastic/OpenSearch/SolrMachine learning techniquesKubernetesKafkaJavaGoClojure

Required

5+ years of relevant experience in search engineering, information retrieval, or related field

3+ years experience with Elastic, OpenSearch, Vespa, Solr or any other open source search engines

3+ years of experience programming backend applications using Java, Go, or Clojure

Preferred

Experience with Kafka/PubSub for building distributed systems and event-based architectures

Experience with Kubernetes for deploying and managing search infrastructure

Company

The New York Times

The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.

Founded in 1851

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.nytco.com/

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