Relevance Engineer – Enterprise Search & AI Hybrid
Cisco · Research Triangle Park, NC · Information Technology
About this role
Cisco is hiring a mid-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in Research Triangle Park, NC. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Elasticsearch, LLMs. Compensation is listed at $118,700–$160,600 per year.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
- Department
- Information Technology
- Posted
- Apr 13, 2026
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Job description
from Cisco careersJob posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This position is hybrid.
Meet the Team
Join Cisco’s Enterprise Search team, responsible for powering intelligent knowledge discovery across the company. Our mission is to deliver highly relevant, scalable, and AI-enhanced search experiences that help employees and customers quickly find the information they need. We combine deep expertise in search infrastructure, ranking science, and distributed systems with modern Generative AI capabilities to transform traditional information retrieval into intelligent, context-aware discovery.
We are a collaborative team of search engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners who value experimentation, measurable impact, and technical excellence. What makes this team exciting is the opportunity to shape the future of enterprise search by integrating traditional information retrieval with cutting-edge AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic frameworks at scale.
Your Impact
Architect and optimize hybrid retrieval systems leveraging Elasticsearch, semantic embeddings, and re-ranking models to improve top-k relevance, latency, and downstream Generative AI response quality.
Develop and tune relevance models using query analytics, behavioral signals, and experimentation frameworks to improve search outcomes.
Integrate Generative AI capabilities with traditional information retrieval systems to create intelligent, context-aware search experiences.
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