AI Search and Retrieval Principal Engineer
Damia GroupQueluz e Belas, Portugal
Posted March 26, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
A leading expert network and primary research platform connecting businesses with vetted subject-matter experts.
Job Description
Our Client is hiring a AI search and retrieval Principal Engineer to join their team, acting as a hands-on builder and technical leader, defining long-term architecture and making key technology decisions.
Requirements
- 5+ years building and scaling production search or retrieval systems.
- Strong Python skills.
- Strong experience designing search architectures, not just operating them.
- Experience evaluating and selecting search technologies.
- Experience with semantic search and embeddings-based retrieval.
- Experience building pipelines on top of frontier LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini).
- Experience leading technical initiatives in mid-sized teams.
- Experience working with cloud-native systems (GCP)
Benefits
- Tenure Gifts
- Health insurance
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
- Meal allowance
- Training budget
- Corporate Events
