Intelligence Systems Architect

Unlock the Power of AI Research with AnswerThisThe OpportunityAt AnswerThis, we're revolutionizing academic research by eliminating the most time-consuming part: literature review.Our cutting-edge platform empowers researchers globally to transform queries into comprehensive reviews in minutes.About UsWe understand how papers connect and rank relevance.We remove weeks of manual work, providing a vertically integrated AI research suite that streamlines every stage of discovery.The RoleLead the development of core intelligence behind our platform as an AI Engineer, requiring deep expertise in information retrieval, scalable backend systems, and generative AI.Design and deploy scalable APIs and services capable of serving hundreds of concurrent requests, build and optimize semantic search pipelines, graph-based retrieval, and agentic systems, architect, implement, and productionize vector databases and embedding-based retrieval systems.Work on GenAI integrations including react agents, graph agents, prompt engineering, and LLM orchestration, set up full-stack search engines from scratch that can handle real-world academic workloads, contribute directly to the infrastructure making cutting-edge science more efficient.This is a hands-on role with real ownership.You will move fast, experiment, and ship production systems impacting thousands of researchers worldwide.RequirementsA strong background in semantic search, vector databases, LLM frameworks, agent-based systems, and document retrieval.Skilled in Python for backend development with the ability to build scalable APIs and services.Past experience deploying systems at scale, including search engines, retrieval pipelines, or embedding models.An ability to design infrastructure serving hundreds of concurrent requests.Experience setting up and hosting APIs with public access while balancing speed, cost, and reliability.A research-driven and pragmatic mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes.This is a full-time role with significant responsibility and long-term upside.