Softment
AIRAG systems, search, recommendation pipelines

Technology

Reranking

Reranking implementation for production software delivery with clean architecture, maintainability, and predictable rollout. Built for Australia teams with APAC overlap (AEST/AEDT-friendly).

Best For

Ideal use cases

Teams reducing wrong-context retrieval in RAG

Search systems needing better top-1/top-3 relevance

Products with mixed content quality and noisy sources

What We Build

Projects we deliver

Reranking pipelines with thresholds and diagnostics

Quality and latency trade-off tuning

Eval sets to validate ranking improvements over time

Ecosystem

Compatible tools & integrations

Seamless Integrations

Works with your existing stack

4+ supported
Cross-encoder rerankers
LLM-based reranking where appropriate
Candidate generation + filtering
Caching and batching for latency control

Use Cases

Recommended use cases

RAG assistants with citations

Knowledge base search across PDFs

Enterprise search with access filters

Delivery

How we deliver

We tune reranking with measurable targets, not subjective impressions.

Latency is managed through candidate limits and caching strategies.

Diagnostics help teams see why rankings changed over time.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

It can be if misconfigured. We tune candidate counts, batching, and caching to keep cost and latency predictable.

Not always, but reranking often improves relevance when sources are noisy or queries are ambiguous.

Yes. Hybrid retrieval generates candidates, and reranking improves the final ordering for better relevance.

Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Compliance & Data (AU)

For Australian teams, we keep privacy and data-handling explicit: access boundaries, safe logging, and clear retention policies.

We can support residency-sensitive designs (where feasible) and document data flows for stakeholder review.

  • Privacy Act-aware delivery posture (generic, no legal claims)
  • Documented data flows and access boundaries
  • Retention/deletion options where required
  • PII-safe logging and least-privilege defaults
  • NDA and DPA templates available on request

Timezone & Collaboration (APAC)

We support APAC collaboration with AEST/AEDT-friendly meeting windows and async progress updates.

We keep momentum with weekly milestones, crisp priorities, and predictable release planning.

  • APAC overlap with AEST/AEDT windows
  • Async-first updates and written decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos and scope control
  • Release planning with staged rollouts
  • Clear escalation path for blockers

Engagement & Procurement (AU)

We can structure engagements with clear scope, milestones, and invoicing that fits common procurement expectations.

If you need a lightweight vendor onboarding pack, we can provide delivery process notes and security posture summaries.

  • AUD-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Milestone-based billing for fixed-scope work
  • Time-and-materials for evolving scope
  • Procurement-friendly documentation on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (APAC)

With APAC teams, async clarity matters: written decisions, stable releases, and test coverage that prevents regressions.

We use performance budgets and release checklists so handoffs stay smooth across timezones.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks
  • Release checklist + rollback plan for production launches
  • Security checklist for auth and sensitive data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
Ready to start?

Want to scope this properly?

Book a page call with Australia timezone overlap (APAC overlap (AEST/AEDT-friendly)). AUD-based engagements.

Reply within 2 hours. No-pressure consultation.