Senior Staff Software Engineer

About the role

Bloomreach is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of its core Search platform. You will shape technical strategy, mentor engineers, and stay hands‑on while delivering high‑impact, low‑latency search services for enterprise customers.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve core Search architecture, spanning 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, raising the bar through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.

Required profile

• 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.
• Proven ability to design and operate distributed, low‑latency systems at scale.
• Effective communicator able to explain complex technical concepts and trade‑offs.

Required skills

• Java and/or Python programming.
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of Apache Solr, Lucene, or Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with vector search, embeddings, or semantic retrieval.
• Experience with big‑data or streaming technologies like Spark, Kafka, or Hadoop.

What we offer

• Strong engineering culture that values ownership, technical excellence, and long‑term thinking.
• Freedom and trust with flexible working hours and a virtual‑first environment.
• Professional development budget of $1,500 per year for education.
• Employee assistance program, Calm subscription, and wellness initiatives.
• Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options, performance bonus, and referral bonus up to $3,000.