commercetools - Senior AI Search engineer

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid) - Hybrid+ Equity3w ago

In Office Senior EMEA E-commerce Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer Elasticsearch Solr REST Scala Rust

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working in search. • Experience with building search solutions on top of engines, such as Elasticsearch (preferred), Solr, OpenSearch, or similar. • Aspiration to constantly improve yourself and learn new technologies, concepts, etc. • Fluent English communication skills to work in international teams. • AI Aptitude: A genuine curiosity for using AI tools to work smarter and more effectively, paired with a drive to learn and put them into practice in your role. • Experience using modern search stacks and strategies to optimize search relevance (Vector and Hybrid Search, Learning to rank, Re-ranker) • Experience developing REST APIs and knowledge of scalable event-driven architectures (incl., queues, notification topics, sharding, replication, load balancing, and failover). • Experience working with Scala or other functional programming languages. • Experience with infrastructure work and other technologies like Helm, Kubernetes, and Rust.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement search functionalities in a PaaS ecommerce Scala backend. • Develop in a scalable and multi-tenant architecture. • Analyze user needs and discuss technical approaches. • Test software components regarding usability, functionality, and performance, and work closely with Product Management and DevOps. • Take part in on-call rotations with a worldwide distributed team for production systems • This role is hybrid, with three days a week spent in our Munich, Berlin, London or Valencia office. • Munich, Berlin, London or Valencia • What Sets You Apart • What Sets You Apart • You're a creative problem-solver who is wired to find solutions. You confidently dive into complex challenges and have a talent for making them simple for others. Your curiosity drives you to constantly grow and contribute to an environment of trust and teamwork. • Great ideas come from many paths, and your unique perspective matters more than checking every box. What matters most is the mindset you bring to the work. • 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working in search. • Experience with building search solutions on top of engines, such as Elasticsearch (preferred), Solr, OpenSearch, or similar. • Aspiration to constantly improve yourself and learn new technologies, concepts, etc. • Fluent English communication skills to work in international teams. • AI Aptitude: A genuine curiosity for using AI tools to work smarter and more effectively, paired with a drive to learn and put them into practice in your role. • Experience using modern search stacks and strategies to optimize search relevance (Vector and Hybrid Search, Learning to rank, Re-ranker) • Experience developing REST APIs and knowledge of scalable event-driven architectures (incl., queues, notification topics, sharding, replication, load balancing, and failover). • Experience working with Scala or other functional programming languages. • Experience with infrastructure work and other technologies like Helm, Kubernetes, and Rust.

Benefits

• Because work and life are connected, our benefits are too. We’ve designed them to give you the security, flexibility, and opportunities you need to focus on what matters most. • 🩺 Comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependents, including access to OpenUp for personalized mental health support • 📚 Learning and development opportunities including an annual learning budget, access to self-paced learning platforms and language training, personalized coaching, mentorship, and leadership programs • Learning and development • 🍼 Family Leave Plus gives you additional fully paid weeks of parental leave on top of government-provided leave, so you can spend more time with your new addition • Family Leave Plus • 📈 Our equity participation program allows you to share in our success • Our equity participation program • For more information on our benefits, visit this page. • Come as you are. Build with us. • Your unique perspective is essential to our success. We are committed to building a team that reflects the world around us because we know it’s the only way to build the future. We celebrate our differences and have created a hiring process that’s fair, inclusive, and designed to let your talent shine.