Softment
AIRAG systems, search, recommendation pipelines

Technology

Reranking

Reranking implementation for production software delivery with clean architecture, maintainability, and predictable rollout. Built for Canada teams with North America overlap.

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 (Canada)

For Canadian teams, we focus on practical privacy and security: least-privilege access, clear boundaries, and reviewable operational controls.

We can align implementation with SOC 2 / ISO-friendly practices (without claiming certification) and support documented data flows.

  • SOC 2 / ISO-friendly patterns (no certification claims)
  • Least-privilege access and secure session handling
  • Retention/deletion and export flows where required
  • PII-safe logging + access boundary documentation
  • NDA and vendor onboarding docs on request

Timezone & Collaboration (North America)

We work with Canadian teams with North America overlap and meeting windows that fit your schedule.

Delivery stays predictable via weekly milestones, async updates, and clearly documented decisions.

  • North America overlap and responsive communication
  • Async-first updates with written scope decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos and progress checkpoints
  • Clear escalation path for blockers
  • Tight change control with clear sign-offs

Engagement & Procurement (Canada)

We support procurement-friendly delivery: clear scope, change control, and billing cadence aligned to milestones when appropriate.

We can invoice in CAD for CAD-based engagements where required.

  • CAD-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Milestone-based billing and scope sign-offs
  • Time-and-materials for evolving requirements
  • Vendor onboarding pack on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (North America)

We keep quality visible: clean PRs, reviewable changes, and test coverage that matches the risk of each feature.

Performance budgets and release discipline help maintain stability as the product scales.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks
  • Structured release notes + rollback-safe deployments
  • Security checklist for auth, roles, and data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
Ready to start?

Want to scope this properly?

Book a page call with Canada timezone overlap (North America overlap). CAD-based engagements.

Reply within 2 hours. No-pressure consultation.