Remote Search Engineer – Relevance & Ranking Expert

BairesDev; Colombia; Presencial; COP 286.250.000 - 445.278.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

100% remote work

Competitive USD compensation

Home setup provided

Flexible hours

Paid parental leave

Growth opportunities & mentorship

Descripción de la vacante

BairesDev is seeking a Search Engineer (Relevance) to enhance our discovery experience by optimizing search accuracy and performance. You will bridge advanced data indexing with fast user retrieval to deliver highly relevant results.

You will fine-tune relevance scoring, design indexing strategies, and optimize query DSL while collaborating with product and backend teams to translate user intent into robust search requirements. This role emphasizes performance and hybrid search capabilities.

Formación

• 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Search Engineering, or Backend Development.
• Proven expertise with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch/Solr.
• Strong understanding of Lucene internals and indexing strategies.
• Proficiency in relevance tuning and query DSL optimization.
• Experience implementing hybrid search at scale.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Responsabilidades

• Fine-tune relevance scoring models and ranking algorithms to improve precision of search results.
• Design and implement efficient indexing strategies for large-scale data updates and retrieval.
• Optimize complex query DSL and search configurations to minimize latency and improve throughput.
• Develop and maintain hybrid search capabilities combining keyword matching with advanced retrieval techniques.
• Collaborate with product and backend teams to translate user intent into technical search requirements.
• Analyze search quality metrics and perform A/B testing to improve ranking performance.

Conocimientos

Relevance tuning

BM25

Query DSL optimization

Hybrid search

Performance optimization

English proficiency

Herramientas

Elasticsearch

OpenSearch

Solr

Lucene internals

Descripción del empleo

BairesDev is seeking a Search Engineer (Relevance) to enhance our discovery experience by optimizing search accuracy and performance. You will bridge advanced data indexing with fast user retrieval to deliver highly relevant results.

You will fine-tune relevance scoring, design indexing strategies, and optimize query DSL while collaborating with product and backend teams to translate user intent into robust search requirements. This role emphasizes performance and hybrid search capabilities.