Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) - Search Engine - onsite in Hamburg or Berlin
Location: Hamburg, HH, de
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) to be part of the development of our Search Engine.
Our Search circle is embedded in our circle cluster “Customer & Shop Intelligence”, which is in charge of driving a personalized and inspirational shop experience.
Responsibilities include designing and implementing search algorithms, leveraging NLP techniques, and optimizing search results for relevance and efficiency.
This role will play a pivotal role in ensuring our Search Engine delivers highly accurate and comprehensive results, enhancing the overall user experience.
What you will do
- Develop a cutting-edge Search Engine utilizing Node.js with TypeScript
- Manage extensive data volumes efficiently, employing Google BigQuery and integrating seamlessly with Business Intelligence systems and our data platform
- Build and enhance high-traffic APIs, ensuring minimal latencies
- Collaborate closely with seasoned developers, product managers, QA experts, and analysts to enhance current functionalities and launch novel features
- Encouragement for innovative ideas and creations, a flat organizational structure, and rapid decision-making processes ensure ample room for contribution and growth
- Draft architectural decisions together with our Tech Lead and explore new technologies
Who you are
- 5+ years working experience in Backend
- 2+ years experience in building scalable APIs (e.g. using Node.js, Python or Go)
- Practical & recent experience with a typed programming language (e.g. TypeScript)
- Solid know how in working with SQL or No-SQL databases
- You write well-structured, efficient and maintainable code and actively keep the quality of the code base in check
- You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- You are used to working in an English-speaking and agile environment
- You raise the bar of the software you work on
- You enjoy investigating the 'why' behind specific search outcomes and translating those findings into actionable technical enhancements
Nice to have
- Experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
- Experience building Data Models using dbt
- 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 of running data processing pipelines using distributed data processing frameworks
- Hands-on Experience with Machine Learning Models or LLM-based systems is a plus
What you will get on top
- Grow together with one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe
- Flexible working times
- 40% discount on our online shop
- Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere
- Language courses (German & English)
- Free sports courses & reduced price for gym membership
- Subsidized public transportation ticket
- Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage
- State-of-the-art tech stack running on AWS
- Modern office in the city center of Hamburg
- International working environment and English as company language
- Company flats (subject to availability)
- Agile work environment (MOVE) and cross-functional teams
- Free access to Germany’s greatest developer conference code.talks
- German health insurance included
- Help in relocation and VISA process
YOU ARE THE CORE OF ABOUT YOU.
We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the ABOUT YOU culture. In order to maintain talent and diversity, we emphasize the care for physical health, mental health and overall well-being. Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair and circular fashion culture.
We are looking forward to receiving your application – preferably via our online application portal! This way, we can ensure a faster process and for you it is very easy to upload your application documents. :-)
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