Software Engineer, Information Retrieval
August 17
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• The Data function at Whatnot creates services that improve our core product experience and unlock business value. • Looking for an engineer to join the team to work on information retrieval systems that power Discovery, Ads, and Marketplace. • Play a critical role in defining the technical direction and leading the development of the retrieval platform to power next-gen systems. • Responsible for driving innovation, ensuring the scalability and performance of our systems.
Requirements
• 5+ years of experience • Focused expertise in information retrieval technologies such as search and vector databases and the ingest and serving pipelines to scale them • Operational knowledge of scaling indices and nearest neighbor algorithms • Successfully set the technical vision and direction of an end to end retrieval system • Deep understanding of ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/SOLR including its internals such as Apache Lucene and its custom domain specific language and query engines • Track record of building scalable and performant distributed systems • Experience managing cloud technologies (AWS or Google Cloud) and comfort with infrastructure-as-code approaches (e.g. Terraform). • Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (preferably Python), common algorithms and data structures, and software design principles. • Self-starter ethic, thriving under a high level of autonomy. • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Benefits
• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision • Work From Home Support • $1,000 home office setup allowance • $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet • Care benefits • $450 monthly allowance on food • $500 monthly allowance for wellness • $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare • $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally • Parental Leave • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
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