Senior Product Engineer - Distributed Search

We're looking for a Senior Product Engineer to join our team and help build and scale our distributed search platform. In this role, you'll work across the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to deployment, collaborating closely with product managers and designers to deliver exceptional search experiences.

What You'll Do

You'll be deeply involved in all stages of product development, translating user needs and product requirements into robust technical solutions. Working with our distributed search infrastructure, you'll design, develop, and optimize features that directly impact how users interact with our platform. You'll participate in product planning sessions, contribute to design discussions, and help shape the roadmap based on technical feasibility and innovation opportunities. Beyond writing code, you'll collaborate with product and design teams to ensure we're building the right solutions in the right way, balancing user experience with technical performance. Our team is responsible for the full cycle of running our own services including monitoring and maintaining the services in production. You will work with a diverse remote team of other engineers, we are primarily located in Europe and would prefer if you would be available in CET timezone.

What We're Looking For

• Strong programming skills (we primarily use Python and .NET).
• Experience building distributed systems or working with search technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene or similar platforms. 
• Comfortable working along with stakeholders and thinking through the full product implications of technical decisions. 
• Excellent written communication skills including working on technical design documents, internal and external documentation, and architectural deep dives and diagrams.
• Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders, contribute to product strategy, and advocate for both user needs and technical excellence.
  
  

Nice to Have

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization and orchestration tools, search relevance tuning, or experience in product-driven engineering environments would be beneficial.