Senior Staff Software Engineer

Bloomreach

about 1 month ago

Delhi, India

Senior / Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Own and evolve core Search architecture, including indexing, retrieval, ranking, and query-time execution.
Lead design and execution of large, cross-cutting search initiatives across multiple teams and services.
Drive technical strategy for search relevance and ranking systems, balancing precision, recall, latency, and cost.
Partner with Applied Science and ML teams to productionize ranking models and semantic retrieval techniques.
Ensure search systems meet strict latency, availability, and scalability SLAs under real-world traffic.
Act as a technical mentor and multiplier through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.
Influence roadmap and prioritization by articulating clear technical tradeoffs and long-term platform implications.
Serve as a technical escalation point for complex production and architecture decisions.

8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend and distributed systems.
Strong, hands-on experience building large-scale Search or Information Retrieval systems.
Deep expertise in search relevance, ranking, and query/catalog understanding.
Proven experience designing and operating distributed, low-latency systems at scale.
Strong coding skills in Java and/or Python, focusing on production-quality, maintainable systems.
Experience working in cloud environments (AWS or GCP) and modern deployment platforms.
Ability to lead technical initiatives across teams and influence without direct authority.
Clear, effective communicator able to explain complex technical concepts and tradeoffs.

Flexible working hours to accommodate your working style.
Virtual-first work environment with several Bloomreach Hubs available across three continents.
5 paid days off to volunteer.
Professional education budget of $1,500 annually for education products.
Employee Assistance Program with counselors for non-work-related challenges.
Subscription to Calm - sleep and meditation app.
DisConnect days for additional time off each quarter.
Extended parental leave up to 26 calendar weeks for Primary Caregivers.

Apache HadoopApache KafkaApache SparkAWSElasticsearchGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPython