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Research Engineer, Index Intelligence
Exa
San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted Oct 1, 2026 · 5h ago$180k – $350k
Full-time$180k – $350kMid LevelOn-siteAI / ML
About this role
Exa is building a revolutionary AI-powered search engine and is seeking a Research Engineer to own the intelligence behind our web crawling and indexing decisions. You will develop and implement machine learning models that determine which web pages are most valuable to index, ensuring our search engine remains efficient and comprehensive. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of information retrieval at massive scale.
What we are looking for
6- Develop ML models for web page quality assessment and deduplication
- Own the signals and decisions for what content gets indexed
- Experience with classifiers, rankers, and calibration at web scale
- Drive end-to-end impact across crawling, indexing, and retrieval teams
- Comfortable defining problems with no pre-existing ground truth
- Passion for finding and organizing high-quality knowledge
