Staff Search Engineer (all genders) - Elasticse...

@ Kaufland e-commerce

About Kaufland e-commerce

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland with thousands of sellers and millions of products. We blend a startup mentality with the strengths of a large corporation in a dynamic, flexible, and diverse work environment.

Work Environment & Flexibility

You can work remotely within Germany or from one of our offices located in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or Berlin. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance and attractive relocation support if you're moving to Germany.

Role Overview: Staff Search Engineer - Elasticsearch

Your goal is to elevate search quality for our customers. You will improve query speed, data quality, relevance, and integration efficiency while ensuring resilient performance of our distributed Elasticsearch-based search engine.

Main Responsibilities

• Write faster queries and enhance data ingest quality.
• Update Elasticsearch mappings and index new fields.
• Improve search performance and efficient integration within our stack.
• Model data with focus on indexing and querying implications.
• Maintain resiliency in a microservice environment using best practices.

Tech Stack

Our team uses Kubernetes, gRPC, Typescript, Node.js, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Kafka and DataDog for monitoring.

Candidate Profile

You have hands-on experience with distributed search engines, specifically Elasticsearch. You are proficient in running, debugging, and monitoring search clusters, writing well-tested code, and applying data-driven decision making. Mentorship, team collaboration, and clear communication in English are essential.

Benefits

• Flexible remote or office work options in Germany.
• Attractive relocation package and urban mobility subsidies.
• Health and well-being support, including mental counseling.
• Corporate discounts, fitness deals, and meal allowances.
• Opportunities for training, conferences, language programs, and career growth.

Key skills/competency

Staff Search Engineer - Elasticsearch: Elasticsearch, query optimization, data ingestion, integration, performance enhancement, resilient architecture, data modelling, Kubernetes, Node.js, distributed systems.