Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)

Summary

Staff-level backend engineer responsible for setting technical strategy and owning search and recommendation systems at scale. You'll design and launch highly available distributed systems using Python or Kotlin, collaborate across product/design/analytics to balance technical sustainability with business impact, and lead a team through code review standards, mentorship, and operational excellence. The role requires 8+ years of backend systems experience, 2+ years in search/recommendations, and proficiency with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and modern architecture patterns.