Senior Software Engineer, Search Platform

Requirements

• 6+ years of software development experience working with distributed systems or search engines
• High proficiency in Java
• Experience designing and deploying large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with building reliable and observable systems
• Ability to turn ideas into fast, reliable, and maintainable code
• Ability to prioritize and manage stakeholders; known for good communication and collaboration skills
• Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft, finds mentoring and sharing knowledge fulfilling
• Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision-making mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with search engines like Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Apache Solr, or Apache Lucene
• Experience with A/B testing, hypothesis building, and event-based analytics
• Experience with frameworks and toolchains such as Node.js, Vue.js, or similar component-based Frontend application frameworks
• Prior experience working in the e-commerce space
• Prior experience in start-up environments

What You'll Be Doing

• Work in a cross-functional environment collaborating with other engineers, designers, data scientists, and analysts
• Help enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about customers by designing, launching, and iterating on A/B experiments
• Continuously improve the code base, systems, and processes
• Design and develop efficient solutions that can continue to scale
• Mentor other team members and be involved with hiring
• Work on the full stack with a variety of technologies and frameworks like Java, Spring Boot, PHP, Vue.js, TypeScript, SASS, Node.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Kubernetes

Perks and Benefits

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development
• Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year
• A hybrid working approach with three days of in-office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at-home focus time
• Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with team members through quarterly team events and yearly company-wide events
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget
• Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities
• Language reimbursement program
• Health and wellness benefits