Software Engineer: Core
Constructor5 months ago
Remote, EMEAMid Level
Base Salary
$80k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain foundational backend systems and services for Constructor’s in-house search engine.
- Build and scale high-traffic, high-availability backend systems serving billions of daily requests.
- Design and operate backend infrastructure, including deployment automation, capacity planning, and observability.
- Work across performance-critical code and production operations to ensure global performance, stability, scalability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with the Core team and contribute to an ownership-driven team culture.
Requirements
- Strong computer science foundation, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and systems design.
- Experience building and scaling high-traffic, high-availability backend systems.
- Experience designing and operating backend infrastructure, including deployment automation, capacity planning, and observability.
- Comfort working across different layers of the stack, from performance-critical code to production operations.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and tools in a fast-moving, large-scale environment.
- Effective collaboration and contribution to a positive team culture.
Benefits
- Fully remote work with the ability to choose where to live.
- Unlimited vacation time, with at least three weeks per year encouraged.
- Work-from-home stipend and Apple laptop provided for new employees.
- Annual training and development budget.
- Maternity and paternity leave for qualified employees.
- Stock options in addition to the base salary.
- Regular team offsites.
- Base salary of $80k–$120k USD, depending on knowledge, skills, experience, and interview results.
About Constructor
Constructor builds an AI-powered search and product discovery platform for ecommerce retailers, marketplaces, and distributors, delivered as enterprise SaaS. Its tools power on-site search, browse, recommendations, and shopping agents to optimize conversions and merchandising outcomes. Founded in 2019 by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick, the San Francisco–based, privately held company counts brands such as Sephora, Under Armour, and Petco as customers and raised a Series B in 2024.