Muck Rack is trusted by thousands of organizations around the world to understand how their brands show up across news, social media and AI-generated answers. Our AI-powered platform connects the entire PR workflow in one place, helping communications teams manage media relationships, understand the conversations shaping their brands, take action and measure their impact. Combined with analyst-led Media Intelligence and advisory services, Muck Rack turns signals into insights and insights into action.

Founder-controlled and growing profitably and sustainably, we have the freedom to build forward-thinking products, put our customers first, and offer an inclusive culture that welcomes diverse perspectives.

Senior Software

Engineer, Search & AI As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help build and evolve the customer-facing search experiences that help users discover relevant, high-quality content, along with the backend systems that power them. You’ll work across the stack, with a slight emphasis on frontend development, and collaborate closely with engineers, Product, and Design to deliver intuitive search experiences backed by reliable, scalable search and data systems. Own and deliver customer-facing search features and workflows across frontend and backend systems, from technical planning through production Build AI-powered product experiences end to end, from the services behind them to the interfaces that make their output helpful and trustworthy Build intuitive, responsive user experiences using Vue while contributing to the Python and Django services that power them Design and improve search, indexing, and retrieval systems that support high-quality content discovery across large volumes of data Build and maintain features and data workflows that leverage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Kafka, Celery, and MySQL Make thoughtful technical decisions and trade-offs that balance customer experience, delivery speed, performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and engineering teammates to shape solutions, clarify requirements, and deliver high-quality customer experiences Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive improvements to the performance, reliability, observability, and maintainability of the systems you work on Participate in an on-call and incident response rotation, helping diagnose and resolve production issues and improve system reliability over time 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining production software Strong experience working across frontend and backend systems and independently delivering features throughout the application stack Proficiency with Python or a similar programming language and experience with Django or a comparable web framework Experience with Elasticsearch or a comparable search technology,



or significant experience working with data-intensive systems Experience making technical trade-offs within complex production systems while balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term quality Experience with TypeScript in a large codebase Experience with MySQL, Postgres, or other relational databases Experience building search, discovery, indexing, or information-retrieval features Experience improving frontend architecture, performance, or complex customer-facing workflows Experience working with high-traffic SaaS applications or systems that process large volumes of data Experience building customer-facing features backed by LLMs or other AI models Experience judging whether an AI-backed feature is actually working, through evaluation, testing, or user feedback Interest in journalism, news, media, or social media Communicate complex technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners Take pride in building readable, testable, maintainable software while making pragmatic technical trade-offs Contribute to a strong engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, knowledge sharing, feedback, and continuous improvement Proactively incorporates AI tools into day-to-day work to improve productivity and accelerate delivery Travel & Team Engagement ExpectationsThis role requires up to 10% travel for team collaboration, customer engagements, and company events.

As part of our commitment to building strong connections across our fully distributed team, attendance at our annual company offsite (typically held in Mexico) is expected. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.

We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this as posted.

Remote

Work, Forever Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions) Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment Standardized bonus or commission structure Equity opportunities Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability,



and life insurance for employees and dependents 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training Inclusive, Customer-First Culture Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.

For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application. Muck Rack considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Please be cautious of these attempts to elicit banking or other financial or sensitive information.

If you are contacted by anyone from a different domain who claims to be from Muck Rack, please forward the communication to [email protected] Self-IdentificationFor government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.As set forth in Muck Rack’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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📌 Senior Software Engineer, Search & Ai (Winnipeg)
🏢 Muck Rack
📍 Winnipeg