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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Vannevar's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 39% of Vannevar's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vannevar
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 45 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vannevar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vannevar.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer focused on search, you will design and adapt the technical strategy for Vannevar’s search systems, collaborating with ML and product teams to enhance user access to mission-critical information. Your role will involve improving search latency and relevance, researching emerging technologies, and translating user needs into innovative search solutions.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vannevar as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of experience in backend software development
- 3+ years in search, information retrieval, or related fields
- Expertise in information retrieval, NLP, and machine learning
- Deep understanding of indexing, ranking, query parsing, tokenization, and vector search
- Hands-on experience with at least one major search engine (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch)
- Familiarity with search evaluation frameworks (e.g., precision, recall, NDCG)
What you get
- Competitive Salary
- Salary range of $150,000 - $215,000 + equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote friendly with WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
- 401(k) match
Worth weighing
- The salary range is specified but may vary based on experience and education.
- The role requires U.S. Person status, which may limit some applicants.
- The focus on search and information retrieval may not appeal to those looking for broader software engineering roles.
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Listed by Vannevar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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