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01Overview

What is a RAG engineer?

A RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) or Search engineer builds the retrieval layer that grounds language models in private or up-to-date data: chunking strategies, embedding models, vector indices, hybrid lexical+semantic ranking, and the LLM-side prompting that turns retrieved passages into trustworthy answers. The role is increasingly its own specialty as enterprise AI deployments hit the limits of naive RAG and need re-rankers, query rewriting, and evaluation harnesses. Strong candidates know information-retrieval fundamentals (BM25, Reciprocal Rank Fusion) and have shipped a production RAG system end-to-end.

As of August 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 34 open RAG / Search positions across 27 companies. The median advertised salary is $150K–$230K per year (based on 14 listings with disclosed pay). 15% of roles are remote. The most active employers are Capital One, Mongodb, Databricks.

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02At a glance

Role overview

Top companies hiring
Common skills
RAG / SearchindeedRAGMidMachine LearninggreenhouseragSenior
Remote availability
15% remote
Salary range
$60K – $307K
03Open roles

All RAG / Search positions

Principal Software Engineer - Executive Director Post Trade Technology

JPMorganChaseRAG / SearchExecutive

JOB DESCRIPTION If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you've come to the right place. As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank Post Trade Technology, you provide expertise and engineering excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage you

Jersey City, NJ, US1d agoJobSpy
$204K–$285K / yr

Distinguished AI Engineer

Capital OneRAG / SearchMid

RAG · Machine Learning

McLean, VA1d agoWorkday
$269K–$307K / yr

AI Engineer, People Technology

Micron TechnologyRAG / SearchMid

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for _all_ . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. The AI Engineer, People Technology is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered solutions that transform work across the People Organization. This role combine

San Jose, CA, US1d agoJobSpy
$110K–$234K / yr

Senior Software Engineer, Storage Infrastructure

CloudflareRAG / SearchSenior

RAG / Search

In-Office1d agoGreenhouse
$185K–$254K / yr

Senior RAG Engineer

Newcode.aiRAG / SearchSenior

RAG / Search

Remote1d agoBuilt In

Oncology Solution Architect – Growth & Expansion Team (G.E.T) (Remote)

Siemens HealthineersRAG / SearchMid

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. Reporting to the Business Line Manager (BLM) – Growth & Expansion Team (G.E.T), the Solution Manager leads scalable growt

Remote, US1d agoJobSpy
$143K–$197K / yr

Specialist, AI Engineer

Volante TechnologiesRAG / SearchMid

LLM · RAG · Prompt Engineering

Pune (Hybrid) | Pune/Hyderabad/Chennai Key1d agoTop GenAI Jobs

Software Engineer - AI/ML

Super Micro Computer, Inc.RAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

San Jose, CA 951312d agoindeed
$90K–$120K / yr

Lead AI Engineer

Capital OneRAG / SearchLead

RAG · Machine Learning

Bangalore, In2d agoWorkday

AI Engineer | Java & AWS Bedrock, SageMaker & RAG

SynechronRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

Mahārāshtra, IND2d agoBuilt In

Software Engineer IV

Trellis CompanyRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

Round Rock, TX 786812d agoindeed
$86K–$132K / yr

Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Search Systems

MongodbRAG / SearchSenior

RAG / Search

Toronto2d agoGreenhouse

Staff Software Engineer, Variant Classification

LabcorpRAG / SearchStaff

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologie

San Francisco, CA, US2d agoJobSpy
$100K–$198K / yr

Distinguished AI Engineer (Remote Eligible)

Capital OneRAG / SearchMid

RAG · Machine Learning

San Francisco, CA5d agoWorkday
$245K–$279K / yr

Software Engineer 3, Atlas Vector Search

MongodbRAG / SearchExecutive

RAG / Search · Executive

San Francisco5d agoGreenhouse

Principal Engineer - RAG Database & Embeddings Architect

Bank of AmericaRAG / SearchStaff

RAG / Search

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA6d agoBuilt In

Sr. Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations)

Capital OneRAG / SearchLead

RAG · Machine Learning

San Jose, CA1w agoWorkday
$251K–$286K / yr

Distinguished AI Engineer

Capital OneRAG / SearchMid

RAG · Machine Learning

Bangalore, In1w agoWorkday

Senior DFX Software Engineer - Machine Learning

NVIDIARAG / SearchSenior

RAG · Machine Learning

US, CA, Santa Clara1w agoWorkday

Systems PhD - Software Engineer

DatabricksRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California1w agoGreenhouse

Systems PhD - Software Engineer

DatabricksRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington1w agoGreenhouse

AI Engineer/Forward engineer

Tata Consultancy ServicesRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

Phoenix, AZ1w agolinkedin
$100K–$120K / yr

Software Engineer, Backend Engineer- Credit Coverage

StripeRAG / SearchMid

RAG / Search

New York, NY1w agoGreenhouse
$157K–$235K / yr

Tech Lead Full-Stack Rails Engineer

Mitre MediaRAG / SearchLead

api · CSS · docker

Remote1w agoRemotive

Founding Backend Engineer

ORIGAMICSRAG / SearchMid

AI · ai agent · rag

Unknown2w agoHN Hiring

Seattle, WA

SpendAiRAG / SearchMid

AI · ai agent · rag

ONSITE2w agoHN Hiring

Lead Software Engineer (Python, Vector Databases, AWS)

Capital OneRAG / SearchExecutive

RAG / Search · Executive

McLean, VA2w agoWorkday
$197K–$225K / yr

Senior AI Data Engineer, Data Products & RAG Foundations

Agilent TechnologiesRAG / SearchSenior

RAG / Search

Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP3w agoBuilt In

Senior Software Engineer

Spore.BioRAG / SearchSenior

rag

Unknown3w agoHN Hiring

REMOTE ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

ALBERTRAG / SearchMid

rag

REMOTE ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD3w agoHN Hiring
04Common questions

Frequently asked

What is a RAG engineer?

A RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) or Search engineer builds the retrieval layer that grounds language models in private or up-to-date data: chunking strategies, embedding models, vector indices, hybrid lexical+semantic ranking, and the LLM-side prompting that turns retrieved passages into trustworthy answers. The role is increasingly its own specialty as enterprise AI deployments hit the limits of naive RAG and need re-rankers, query rewriting, and evaluation harnesses. Strong candidates know information-retrieval fundamentals (BM25, Reciprocal Rank Fusion) and have shipped a production RAG system end-to-end.

How many RAG / Search jobs are available?

As of August 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 34 open RAG / Search positions across 27 companies, updated daily.

What is the average RAG / Search salary?

The median advertised RAG / Search salary is $150K–$230K per year, based on 14 listings with disclosed pay.

Are RAG / Search jobs remote?

15% of the RAG / Search roles currently tracked on AgenticCareers are remote.

Which companies are hiring RAG and Search engineers?

The most active employers hiring RAG and Search engineers right now are Capital One, Mongodb, Databricks.

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