Senior Software Development Engineer, IMDb Discovery Services
Core
Design and build search, ranking, and list systems for IMDb's discovery platform, evolving into an AI-powered engine using structured entity data.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE) / Tech Lead
Builds
Distributed search and ranking services for IMDb.com, Amazon.com, and partner channels
Domain
Entertainment / Information Retrieval / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Information retrieval, Machine learning, AWS OpenSearch Service, GraphQL, REST APIs, System design, Mentorship, Operational excellence
Preferred skills
Full SDLC experience, Elasticsearch, Index design, Query optimization, SDK development
Technologies
AWS OpenSearch Service, Elasticsearch, GraphQL, REST APIs
Responsibilities
Lead development and technical strategy for search platform features, Own architecture for discovery platform areas, Lead end-to-end delivery of complex multi-engineer projects, Build intelligent retrieval and ML-powered ranking, Raise operational bar with alarms and runbooks, Review designs and code for quality and security
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities