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Senior Software Engineer, Match Team

Enigma · New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $180,000-$295,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Enigma's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
91% of Enigma's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Enigma
high
10 stale, 1 reposted of 11 open
Hiring momentum
13 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Enigma's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Enigma.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Match Team at Enigma, you will architect and manage systems that enhance the search and retrieval of customer-facing data products. Your role involves building scalable, low-latency APIs and retrieval systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring peers. You will also evaluate and evolve the search technology stack while ensuring high performance and reliability in cloud environments.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Enigma as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong programming proficiency in Python
  • Experience operating within cloud environments (AWS preferred)
  • Experience designing, fine-tuning, and operating high-scale backend systems, APIs, or data delivery platforms
  • Demonstrated expertise in distributed systems, information retrieval, or high-scale API development
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners

Nice to have

  • Deep experience with Typesense, Python, AWS, or similar retrieval infrastructure (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, FAISS)
  • Experience building customer-facing search or recommendation systems or APIs
  • Track record of leading engineering teams
  • Extensive experience engineering SaaS data products
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers

What you get

  • Salary range of $180,000-$240,000
  • Equity options for all employees

Worth weighing

  • Salary range provided, but total compensation details are vague
  • Role involves significant ownership and autonomy, which may appeal to self-driven candidates
  • Focus on high-impact, customer-facing systems may require a strong alignment with customer needs

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Listed by Enigma on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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