Senior Backend Engineer: Offsite Search Optimisation
Constructor4 months ago
Remote, WorldwideSenior
Base Salary
$80k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own production backend services in Python.
- Work with SQL and data-heavy systems involving analytics, metrics, and logging.
- Monitor, alert, and debug user-facing systems.
- Ship maintainable software through testing, code review, and incremental delivery.
- Build APIs, authentication workflows, data integrations, and SEO-related systems as needed.
Requirements
- Strong experience building and owning production backend services in Python.
- Strong SQL skills and confidence working with data-heavy systems.
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging user-facing systems.
- Ability to ship maintainable software using tests, code review, and incremental delivery.
- Preferred: knowledge of SEO fundamentals; experience with OAuth2, GA4, Google Search Analytics API, unstructured data, product integrations, and PySpark ETL/ELT workflows.
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement with flexibility to choose where to live.
- Unlimited vacation with encouragement to take at least three weeks annually.
- 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 base salary.
- Regular team offsites.
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.