Remote (Global)

Constructor is hiring a Backend Engineer: Search Features & APIs (Remote)

About the Role

Constructor is hiring a Backend Engineer focused on Search Features & APIs. In this remote role, you will improve the e-commerce experience for hundreds of millions of users by developing features across the entire search stack, from backend systems to customer-facing APIs.

What You'll Do

  • Work closely with product managers to plan and deliver features impacting the entire stack from search backend to customer-facing APIs.
  • Build rich product discovery experiences and develop features that define how users interact with search.
  • Determine technologies to make backend performance and database communication blazing fast.
  • Craft testing strategies to ensure 100% uptime and customer satisfaction.
  • Incorporate customer feedback and contribute to all layers of feature development.
  • Help others around you grow as developers and be successful.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience with server-side engineering.
  • Experience implementing beautiful and inherently consistent web APIs.
  • Experience at a high-traffic website designing highly available and robust systems.
  • Experience with relational databases and distributed systems.
  • Ability to work independently.

Nice to Have

  • Enjoy being part of the product development process.
  • Love designing and implementing new features.
  • Enjoy helping others around you grow as developers and be successful.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation: $80k-$120k USD
  • Work with smart and empathetic people.
  • Fully remote team - choose where you live.
  • Regular team offsites to connect and collaborate.
  • Unlimited vacation time - encouraged to take at least 3 weeks per year.
  • Work from home stipend.
  • Apple laptops provided for new employees.
  • Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year.
  • Maternity & Paternity leave for qualified employees.

Work Mode

This is a fully remote position open to candidates globally.

At Constructor we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group.

Required Skills
PythonDjangoREST APIsSearch TechnologyDistributed SystemsCloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)API DesignSystem ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationScalabilitySoftware EngineeringProblem SolvingCommunicationTeam Collaboration
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Constructor

Constructor is the next-generation platform for search and discovery in ecommerce, built to explicitly optimize for metrics like revenue, conversion rate, and profit. Its search engine is entirely invented in-house utilizing transformers and generative LLMs, and powers capabilities from search to recommendations to shopping agents. It handles over 1 billion queries daily across 150 languages and ~100 countries, serving major ecommerce brands like Sephora, Under Armour, and Petco.

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Category backend
Posted a month ago