Database Engineer (Search Platform)
AlertMedia4 days ago
Mexico City, MexicoMid Level / Senior
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design, scale, and operate Elasticsearch clusters for large-scale ingest and low-latency queries.
- Architect and optimize hybrid search systems combining keyword and vector/semantic retrieval.
- Implement and tune vector search, semantic search pipelines, and ranking strategies.
- Improve indexing strategies, shard design, mappings, and query performance.
- Design and maintain relational database systems (Postgres/MySQL).
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to optimize ingestion pipelines.
- Monitor and optimize cluster health, capacity planning, and cost efficiency.
- Enhance observability, alerting, and operational best practices.
- Contribute to architecture decisions around storage and retrieval.
- Operate in an Agile environment using tools like Git and JIRA.
- Help shape AlertMedia’s long-term data platform and search strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- 3-4+ years of experience in database engineering or search engineering roles.
- Expert level hands-on experience with Elasticsearch at scale.
- Experience designing and implementing vector search and ranking strategies.
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Solid experience with relational databases like Postgres or MySQL.
- Strong understanding of search relevance concepts.
- Experience with high-throughput ingest systems and indexing pipelines.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment.
- English proficiency (written and oral) is required.
Benefits
- Competitive Base Salary (Bi-monthly payroll).
- Annual Company Bonus.
- 100% Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
- Parental Leave Program.
- Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo).
- Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy.
- Additional Vacation Bonus.
- Monthly Work-from-Home Stipend.
- All Necessary Equipment Provided: Laptop, monitor, and accessories.
- Recognition & Rewards: Celebrating wins big and small.
- Language Immersion Program with global employees.
- Continuous Learning & Growth opportunities.
- Award Winning Culture recognized as a BEST WORKPLACE FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW.