Software Engineer, Knowledge and Search

Overview

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About Mistral: At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life. We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited. Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.

Role Summary

We are seeking a talented and experienced software engineer to join our Knowledge and Search engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and scaling our search capabilities supporting the needs of our users and internal systems.

Reporting line: VP of Engineering

Location: Paris (France) or London (UK)

Responsibilities

• Building, maintaining and enhancing a fast, reliable and scalable indexing and searching capabilities (web and knowledge)
• Working with search-oriented databases to optimise and fine-tune full search pipelines from document ingestion to retrieval
• Owning our information retrieval systems serving both our internal needs as well as our enterprise customers
• Ensuring that our search capabilities meet the increasing demands of our customers
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to push the boundaries of search reliability, performance, and scale across cloud-native and on-premise services

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional work experience
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• Experience building and scaling distributed search engine systems
• Excellent proficiency in backend software development (Python, Go, C++, Rust…)
• Solid proficiency in infrastructure management (Docker, K8s, Terraform…)
• Good knowledge of cloud-native ecosystems
• Autonomous and self-starter
• Ability to communicate with influence

Nice to have

• AI/ML engineering
• Infrastructure management (Docker, CI/CD, K8s, Helm, Terraform…)

Location & Remote

This role is primarily based at our HQ in Paris, France. We will prioritize candidates who either reside in Paris or are open to relocating. We value in-person collaboration for strong relationships and effective communication. Our remote work policy offers flexibility to enhance work-life balance and productivity. Remote days are determined by each manager based on autonomy and circumstances, with added flexibility during summer months.

In certain cases, we will consider remote candidates based in one of the countries listed in this job posting (France, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy). If remote, new hires will visit our Paris office for onboarding (first month of onboarding, accommodation and travel covered) and then at least 3 days per month.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity
• Health insurance
• Transportation allowance
• Sport allowance
• Meal vouchers
• Private pension plan
• Parental: Generous parental leave policy
• Visa sponsorship

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