Meytier, a dynamic, high-impact job platform headquartered in New York. We partner with Fortune 500 companies, PE/VC firms, and fast-growing startups to help them discover and hire exceptional talent.
This is a high-impact career opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer – Search with one of our technology clients, The world’s leading marketplace and auction services platform, with revolutionizing the $15B+ global auction industry, connecting millions of buyers and sellers worldwide and driving sustainable growth in the circular economy.
What are we hiring for?
We are making a significant investment in creating a user experience that meets the expectations of our customers. Search is central to that vision, from both an inspiration and discovery perspective. The Senior Software Engineer will be working with a team of Product Managers and Machine Learning Engineers, and supported by the wider business, to migrate our Search platform to ElasticSearch and create a modern search experience - leveraging AI through Computer Vision, NLP, ElasticSearch, and FastAPI to create a multi stage approach for information retrieval.
Who are we looking for?
You have a passion for building solutions, but are always looking for how we can iterate and improve by using the latest technologies. Not only do you put the customer at the heart of everything you do, but you are adept at enabling data driven decisions to design and deliver strategic projects. You will be comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, DevOps and data teams to develop our products and improve the end user experience. You should have a strong track record of successful prioritization, meeting critical deadlines and enthusiastically tackling challenges with an eye toward problem solving.
What you will accomplish:
● Relevance Engineering via fine tuning keyword search, including BM25, Query Expansion, ANN Dense Retrieval, Sparse Retrieval, Semantic Search, Entity Recognition Models
● Learning to Rank, Query Rescorers
● Creation of APIs to support integration with custom ML Models for reranking, personalization and visual merchandising
● Optimization of indexes, and experimentation with analyzers
What You Will Bring:
● Strong development skills and experience working with a range of programming languages, including:○ Python ○ MySQL
● 5+ years of experience in developing with Elasticsearch
● Demonstrable experience using other ELK stack tools
● Experience in creating and working with APIs in production environments (e.g., FastAPI)
● Familiarity with database architecture and design
● A strong test-and-learn mindset
● Ability to mentor and coach team members to drive excellence
● Excellent problem-solving, cooperation, and strategic thinking abilities
● Fluent in spoken and written English
Nice-to-Have:
● Experience working with embeddings and vector databases
● Experience collaborating with Machine Learning Engineers or Data Scientists