AI Search Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT US

HirexHire (pronounced hire by hire) is a Chicago-based recruiting and talent consultancy that integrates with companies short-term to provide long-term talent solutions. We take a seat in our client’s everyday operations to understand their people goals, gaps, and challenges. We then develop and implement the processes and technologies to execute a sustainable and scalable talent plan.

We partner with companies expecting or experiencing high growth which need to hire at scale or fill a critical role rapidly. Our clients are not looking for quick-fix placements but are thoughtfully building a hiring strategy to scale their businesses.

OUR CLIENT

Headquarters : Chicago, IL

Industry : Legal / AI SaaS

Company Size : 1000+

What They Do : Our client is a PE-backed SaaS company at the forefront of legal technology, specializing in productivity and risk management software for small to large law firms and their employees globally. They offer a connected ecosystem of solutions to drive innovation across many aspects of a firm.

THE ROLE

We're seeking an innovative AI Search Engineer to help our client build a next-generation Azure AI Search solution for the legal technology sector in their new Denver office. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of information retrieval, generative AI, and modern cloud architecture—solving real-world problems for enterprise law firms. You'll be designing and implementing sophisticated search experiences that leverage semantic ranking, vector search, and hybrid retrieval techniques, all while building elegant user interfaces that make complex legal workflows feel intuitive.

This is a hybrid position based in Denver, CO.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Architect and implement advanced search features including natural language queries, faceted navigation, and intelligent result ranking

Build and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for AI-powered legal workflows

Design intuitive React-based search interfaces using Fluent UI that delight enterprise users

Collaborate on data pipeline design to ensure search indexes are performant and current

Implement semantic and vector search capabilities to surface relevant content across massive document repositories

Work with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions

Contribute to architecture decisions around scalability, performance, and reliability

TECH STACK

Search & AI : Azure AI Search with semantic ranking, vector search, and RAG architectures (or similar AI search-based experience)

Frontend : React, TypeScript, Fluent UI components

Backend : .NET / C# with modern API design

Data : PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, Azure Data Factory

Cloud : Azure ecosystem (App Service, Functions, Storage, etc.)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

5+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated expertise)

Proven experience building search-heavy applications in production

Strong portfolio of work demonstrating technical depth and product sense

Excellent communication skills—you can explain complex technical concepts clearly

Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building production search systems

Deep understanding of Azure AI Search or similar enterprise search platforms (Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.)

Proficiency in React / TypeScript for building responsive, accessible UIs

Solid backend development skills in .NET / C# or similar statically-typed languages

Experience with both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (CosmosDB) databases

Understanding of information retrieval concepts : ranking algorithms, relevance tuning, semantic search

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with legal tech, document management systems (iManage, NetDocuments), or highly regulated industries

Contributions to open-source projects

Experience with SOC2 compliance and enterprise security requirements

Background in ML / NLP or information retrieval research

WHAT OUR CLIENT OFFERS YOU

• Supportive Company Culture
• Global, Dynamic, and Diverse Team
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (health insurance, retirement savings, generous PTO, and work-life balance)
• Career Growth and Development