Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Query Engine

Exa · Zurich

Don’t apply blind. See how your CV matches Software Developer first — free, in 30 seconds.

You will leave NewLuxJob. We do not receive or handle applications.

Company
Exa
Location
Zurich
Posted
October 30, 2026

About this job

The Knowledge Platform team builds Exa's knowledge engine. We continuously synthesize information from across the web and beyond into one of the world's largest open-domain knowledge graphs, with hundreds of billions of evidence-backed claims. The work has two halves: construction pipelines that decide what to trust, and retrieval engines that decide how best to search it. Our goal is to give agents answers to any factual question about the world with unprecedented precision and completeness. In this role, you'll own the query engine that searches hundreds of billions of claims across a variety of retrieval backends, from a distributed graph database to vector, full-text, time-series and geospatial indexes. This is greenfield work with a massive scope.…

This is a short summary.

Want to know if you're a fit? Check your CV against this role — free, in 30 seconds.

Most-requested skills in Switzerland

Based on 130 Switzerland vacancies that list requirements, these are the skills employers ask for most often.

  • Python36% of postings
  • Java33% of postings
  • CI/CD33% of postings
  • SQL30% of postings
  • Agile/Scrum27% of postings
  • Git24% of postings
  • React22% of postings
  • Kubernetes20% of postings
Software Developer skills

Similar jobs

See if your CV fits this job

Paste your CV for an instant match score against this role — and get a tailored cover letter in one click.

  • Instant match score for this role
  • Tailored cover letter in one click
  • Free — no credit card
Check my CV — free