Staff Backend Engineer, Search

ClickUp

12 days ago

Washington, DC, USA

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$250k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust search solutions that scale with our rapidly growing user base.
Improve search relevance, accuracy, and speed to deliver the most relevant results to users.
Enhance real-time indexing pipelines to ensure up-to-date search results.
Create measurement frameworks to evaluate and improve search quality.
Build and enhance vector search capabilities for next-generation search experiences.
Collaborate with AI, backend, and product teams to integrate search into new features.
Troubleshoot complex search-related issues at scale.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
7+ years of experience as a search engineer or in a directly related role.
Strong expertise in search technologies, particularly OpenSearch/ElasticSearch.
Experience measuring and optimizing search quality.
Experience with high-volume, distributed data processing systems.
Proven ability to optimize query parsing, indexing, and relevance tuning for search systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

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