Senior Software Engineer (Search)
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About Workato
Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data processes applications and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time driving efficiency and agility.
Trusted by a community of 400000 global customers Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in todays fast-changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at .
Why join us
Ultimately Workato believes in fostering a flexible trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.
But we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. Thats why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.
If this sounds right up your alley please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!
Also feel free to check out why:
Business Insider named us an enterprise startup to bet your career on
Forbes Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world
Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers
Responsibilities
We are looking for an exceptional Senior Software Engineer (Search) to join our growing team. In this role you will be involved in the design development and optimization of search solutions that deliver exceptional user experiences. The ideal candidate will combine strong software engineering skills with deep knowledge of information retrieval systems.
In this role you will also be responsible to:
Build next-generation search architectures that maximize precision and recall
Design innovative relevance signals that capture subtle user preferences
Design indexing strategies that handle massive document collections efficiently
Create smart query understanding systems that decode complex user intent
Craft ranking models that learn from rich interaction data
Build robust testing frameworks to measure and improve search quality
Design clean maintainable code that powers mission-critical search systems
Mentor teammates on search architecture and best practices
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Information Science or related field
7 years of backend engineering experience with 3 years in search information retrieval or related fields
Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Java Python or similar)
Hands-on experience with search engines (Elasticsearch Solr or similar)
Strong understanding of information retrieval concepts spanning traditional methods (TF-IDF BM25) and modern neural search techniques (vector embeddings transformer models)
Expertise in SQL databases and experience with NoSQL solutions
Experience with text processing NLP and relevance tuning
Experience with relevance evaluation metrics (NDCG MRR MAP)
Experience with large-scale distributed systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics
Strong communication abilities to explain technical concepts
Collaborative mindset for cross-functional team work
Detail-oriented with strong focus on quality
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Passion for solving complex search problems
(REQ ID: 2103)
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
