Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform - Backend

San Francisco, USFull-time$182k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Build scalable, low-latency, highly available distributed systems powering the Search Platform for Turo's car-sharing marketplace.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

APIs, internal services, and web apps for the Search Platform

Domain

Mobility / Car-sharing marketplace / Search infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems, Search engines (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), Cloud-native architectures (AWS, Kubernetes), Java/Python/Go/C, Data structures, Algorithms, Database concepts

Preferred skills

ML-based ranking infrastructure, Technical communication

Technologies

Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, AWS, Kubernetes, Java, Python, Ruby, Go, C

Responsibilities

Build scalable distributed systems, Collaborate with product/design/engineers to develop features, Produce and review high-quality code, Identify architecture improvements, Develop diagnostic tools, Ensure technical design and documentation

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC

About Turo

Series E1000 Employees

Turo is the world’s largest car sharing marketplace where you can book the perfect car for wherever you’re going from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and France. Whether you're flying in from afar or looking for a car down the street, searching for a rugged truck or something smooth and swanky, Turo puts you in the driver's seat of an extraordinary selection of cars shared by local hosts.