Senior Software Engineer, Search Platform

About the role

Join the Search Platform team at GetYourGuide as a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain the search infrastructure that powers travel discovery experiences for millions of users. You'll work on scalable distributed systems that deliver high-quality inventory information through robust APIs and interfaces.

What you'll do

• Work in cross-functional teams with engineers, designers, data scientists, and analysts
• Design, launch, and iterate on A/B experiments to enable fast learning about customers
• Continuously improve code base, systems, and processes
• Design and develop efficient solutions that can scale
• Mentor team members and participate in hiring
• Work full stack with technologies like Java, Spring Boot, PHP, Vue.js, TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Kubernetes

What you'll need

• 6+ years of software development experience with distributed systems or search engines
• High proficiency in Java
• Experience designing and deploying large-scale distributed systems
• Experience building reliable and observable systems
• Ability to write fast, reliable, and maintainable code
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Customer-centric and data-driven decision-making mindset
• Excellent written and verbal English communication

Nice to have

• Experience with search engines like Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Apache Solr, or Apache Lucene
• Experience with A/B testing, hypothesis building, and event-based analytics
• Experience with Node.js, Vue.js, or similar frontend frameworks
• Prior e-commerce experience
• Prior start-up experience

What they offer

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs
• Work from anywhere for 30 days per year
• Hybrid working with 3 days in office, 2 days optional remote
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget
• Discounts on GetYourGuide activities for you, friends, and family
• Language reimbursement program and health benefits