Lead Backend Engineer (all genders)

We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to develop data-driven systems, specifically in the Search, Recommendations, and Sorting teams, and work on designing and implementing search algorithms, leveraging NLP techniques, and optimizing search results for relevance and efficiency. Responsibilities include managing extensive data volumes efficiently, building and enhancing high-traffic APIs, collaborating with developers, product managers, data scientists, and analysts, and drafting architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in building scalable APIs
• Practical experience with a typed programming language (e.g. TypeScript)
• Solid knowledge of working with SQL or No-SQL databases
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in working with a MPP data warehouse (e.g. Redshift, BigQuery)
• Experience with centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (Datadog)
• Hands-on experience with a cloud ecosystem (e.g. AWS, GCP) and integration with orchestration services (like Dagster or Airflow)
• Experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
• Experience building Data Models using dbt
• Experience of running data processing pipelines using distributed data processing frameworks
• Hands-on Experience with Machine Learning Models or LLM-based systems

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance