Backend Software Engineer - Indexing

Design, develop, and maintain efficient, scalable backend services using modern tools and frameworks

Take ownership of core components of our indexing infrastructure

Collaborate with other engineers to define, design, and ship new features

Optimize performance and scalability across our data processing pipelines

Integrate with third-party data providers and effectively use their APIs

Review code and contribute to a high standard of code quality and maintainability

Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives

Have a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Have 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer, ideally in a scale-up or fast-growing environment

Have strong experience with concurrent and parallel programming and understand how to write correct, efficient code under load

Are highly proficient in Python, our primary backend language. Solid experience with Rust or Go is also very welcome, even if Python isn't your strongest language yet

Have solid experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL)

Are comfortable with modern web architectures and cloud platforms

Enjoy solving complex problems and thinking about performance at scale

Communicate clearly and enjoy working in a collaborative team

Take ownership and can work independently when needed

Have experience with information retrieval or search systems (nice to have)