Senior Software Engineer - Search Quality (Remote - United Kingdom)

Requirements

• Fluency in an object-oriented language (like Python or Java)
• Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL), Unix, developing within a Continuous Integration/Deployment pipeline.
• Proficient in AWS services such as S3, Glue, Athena.
• Skilled in building and supporting large-scale distributed systems that back a consumer app or website.
• Expertise in building effective APIs (like REST or GraphQL).
• Comfortable with performance analysis tools (e.g. tracers, profilers, debuggers, visualization tools).
• Capable of working and coordinating requirements across teams.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Interest or experience in developing infrastructure supporting data-intensive applications.

What you'll do

• Build, extend, and support our backend platforms to support prototyping, testing, and scaling our Search systems.
• Work closely with product-focused backend engineers on the team to build efficient systems for Search Annotations, Recall, and LLM-backed search experiences in general.
• Team up with other engineering groups, such as Ads and Market Engineering, to build cohesive backend systems that support our shared visions.
• Contribute to our next gen, smarter search roadmap, vision, and execution.

Perks and Benefits

• Full responsibility for projects from day one, a collaborative team, and a dynamic work environment.
• Competitive salary, a pension scheme, and an optional employee stock purchase plan.
• 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 with service), plus one floating holiday.
• £150 monthly reimbursement to help cover remote working expenses.
• £81 caregiver reimbursement to support dependent care for families.
• Private health insurance, including dental and vision.
• Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays.
• Regular 3-day Hackathons, bi-weekly learning groups, and productivity spending to support and encourage your career growth.
• Opportunities to participate in digital events and conferences.
• £81 per month to use toward qualifying wellness expenses.
• Quarterly team offsites.