Research Engineer (Focused on Search/IR)
Firecrawl
About this role
The Research Engineer role at Firecrawl involves building, maintaining, and optimizing large-scale search and information retrieval systems, covering the full pipeline from ingestion to serving, and collaborating with research and engineering teams to improve relevance, freshness, and operational efficiency.
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About Firecrawl
www.firecrawl.devFirecrawl is a web data API designed for AI applications, specializing in web crawling, scraping, and search functionalities. It is built for scalability, providing clean and structured data that is easily accessible for AI agents and developers. By delivering the entire internet in a format ready for analysis, Firecrawl empowers businesses to leverage data efficiently for their AI-driven initiatives.
Recent company news
TechCrunchAI crawler Firecrawl raises $14.5M, is still looking to hire agents as employees
Aug 19, 2025
SiliconANGLEFirecrawl raises $14.5M to grow AI-ready web data infrastructure
Aug 19, 2025
CoinbaseFirecrawl Brings Autonomous Web Search and Extraction Onchain with x402
Aug 28, 2025
Yahoo FinanceFirecrawl Announces $14.5 Million in Series A Funding to Put Web Data on Tap for AI Agents
Aug 19, 2025
FinSMEsFirecrawl Raises $14.5M in Series A Funding
Aug 19, 2025
About Firecrawl
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$180k – $270k
per year
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