Staff Software Engineer - ID Graph

8+ years of backend software engineering experience 1+ years in a staff/principal-level role Expertise in search technologies like ElasticSearch or Vespa Strong cloud-native experience, especially with AWS services (S3, SQS, Lambda, Kafka) Proven ability to design, build, and maintain distributed systems Deep knowledge of Kubernetes-based application development and deployment Strong proficiency in one or more backend programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, Python) Experience benchmarking and deploying machine learning models into production search pipelines Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL and Graph databases

Lead architecture and development of high-performance, cloud-native Entity Resolution APIs. Design and implement batch and streaming data pipelines using Kafka, SQS, and Spark. Build and maintain low-latency search APIs powered by ElasticSearch or Vespa. Collaborate with data scientists to integrate and deploy ranking models. Own the end-to-end lifecycle of applications deployed on Kubernetes. Conduct performance tuning and debugging of search systems. Develop tools and metrics to benchmark search quality and system performance. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.