[Hiring] Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer @Yieldmo

Role Description

We're hiring a Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer (5–10 years of experience) to help build Yieldmo's AI-powered search engine, which will change how users discover and engage with content across major publishers. This is a full-stack role with a strong ML component. You'll build backend services and ML-powered features, and ship the user-facing interfaces that bring them to life. We care most about builders: engineers who write production code, iterate quickly, make pragmatic tradeoffs, and own their work end to end.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power AI-driven search, including retrieval, ranking, and indexing components.
• Build and deploy ML features into production: embeddings, vector search, RAG pipelines, LLM integrations, and model evaluation.
• Develop responsive, performant front-end experiences that surface search results and AI features to users and internal teams.
• Build and maintain data and content ingestion pipelines that feed the search system.
• Own features end to end, from prototype through production, monitoring, and iteration.
• Partner with Product, ML, and Engineering teams to turn requirements into shipped features.
• Drive quality, performance, and reliability for the services you own, including testing, code reviews, and observability.
• Share knowledge and support teammates; senior engineers will mentor others and contribute to technical design decisions.

Qualifications

• Must be based in India.
• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience, building and operating production systems.
• Strong backend skills in Python, with solid SQL and experience designing APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on front-end experience with a modern framework (React preferred) plus JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Practical ML experience in production: working with embeddings, vector databases, LLMs, RAG, or ranking/recommendation models.
• Experience with Docker, cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), and CI/CD.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, system design, and testing.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and comfort working cross-functionally in a fast-moving, remote team.
• An ownership mindset: you ship, measure, and improve.

Nice to Haves

• Deeper ML/AI backend experience: model serving, fine-tuning, training pipelines, or online/offline evaluation.
• Experience building search or retrieval systems (inverted indexes, BM25, hybrid search, rerankers).
• Familiarity with data tools such as Kafka, Spark, Airflow, or a modern data warehouse.
• Experience with publisher-scale content, recommendation systems, or adtech.

Requirements

• Selected candidates will be invited to a 30-minute screening call with our Talent Acquisition team, where we'll share full process details.
• The process typically includes:
• A 30-minute video interview with the Hiring Manager.
• A remote round of video interviews with team members and leadership.
• An offer for successful candidates.

What We Offer

• Remote work: A fully distributed team, with annual offsites, holiday parties, and more.
• Company-paid health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
• Equity: Share in Yieldmo's success through our employee stock option program.
• Flexible time off: Plus company slowdowns and Summer Fridays.
• Home office setup and stipend: Premium technology packages and a stipend for extra needs.
• Professional development: An annual stipend to grow your hard and soft skills.