Own and evolve the hybrid search pipeline – lexical retrieval, dense vector search, reciprocal rank fusion, and multi-stage reranking on Elasticsearch
Build and train adaptive retrieval models – lightweight classifiers and ranking models that configure search behavior per query, per category, per context
Design and productionize the learning-to-rank system – from feature engineering through model training to production deployment and A/B evaluation
Build the search feedback loop – instrument and integrate behavioral signals into ranking and retrieval
Build the business and ordering layer – separating organic relevance from sponsored/partner placement with quality gates, slot allocation, campaign configuration, and an auction-style approach
Own the offline enrichment pipeline – LLM-based product enrichment at scale, data quality monitoring, and index management
Integrate query understanding outputs into retrieval – translating extracted attributes, intents, and constraints into filters, boosts, and retrieval strategy decisions
PythonElasticSearchLLM
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About Wizard
Wizard is transforming online shopping with its AI Shopping Agent, a cutting-edge platform that delivers the best products from across the web with unmatched accuracy, quality, and trust. You can find it faster and buy smarter with personalized recommendations backed by product data, customer reviews, and human expertise. This AI-native solution allows users to shop entirely through text messages, handling everything from product discovery to checkout and even returns. Wizard's platform learns your preferences, provides predictive recommendations, and streamlines the entire purchasing journey. Partnering with industry leaders like Stripe, Wizard is at the forefront of agentic commerce, making merchant onboarding easier and converting AI-driven product discovery into sales.
How We Work
Wizard embraces a remote-first philosophy, with team members located globally. We believe you should work from where you are happiest and most productive. We prioritize transparency and flexibility, fostering a workplace that values diverse perspectives. While distributed, we organize regular in-person gatherings to foster collaboration and strengthen team connections. This approach ensures a vibrant culture where your aspirations align with our mission.
Engineering at Wizard
Engineering at Wizard involves solving complex challenges in AI-driven commerce, from ingestion and compilation of data to personalization and ranking systems. Our data platform, built on Spark, is foundational to everything we do, scaling to power AI-driven personalization and ranking systems. You will work with distributed data systems, setting and enforcing standards for correctness, performance, cost efficiency, and production-grade engineering discipline. We actively incorporate AI-assisted coding and modern AI tooling into our development workflow, accelerating experimentation and continuously evolving platform capabilities. This is an environment where you balance immediate delivery pressures with long-term platform health, ensuring speed does not compromise data integrity and model performance.
Why Join Us
Pioneer the future of e-commerce by building and evolving AI agent technology that revolutionizes how people shop.
Work in a fully remote environment with flexible PTO, fostering a healthy work-life balance.
Contribute to a company backed by $50M in Series A funding from top-tier investors like NEA and Accel.
Shape product direction for agentic AI experiences, translating ambiguous user needs into structured AI behaviors and workflows.
Benefit from competitive compensation packages, including equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan.