Senior AI Search engineer(m/f/x)
Core
Design and implement search functionalities for the retrieval layer behind product discovery in a PaaS ecommerce Scala backend, serving demanding commerce brands.
Role type
Senior IC search engineer (AI-driven retrieval)
Builds
Semantic and hybrid retrieval systems for enterprise commerce catalogs
Domain
Ecommerce, Search, AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Search engine development, Elasticsearch/Solr/OpenSearch, Scala, API design, scalable multi-tenant architecture, query understanding, vector indexing
Preferred skills
Vector and Hybrid Search, Learning to rank, Re-ranker, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, Kubernetes, Rust
Technologies
Scala, Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch, Kubernetes, Helm, Rust, REST APIs
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, Take part in on-call rotations for production systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
