Senior Backend Engineer - Search (all genders)

ABOUT YOU; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ABOUT YOU in Germany is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to build a cutting-edge search engine with Node.js and TypeScript, manage massive data volumes with BigQuery, and deliver high-traffic APIs with minimal latency.

You will collaborate with seasoned developers, product managers, QA, and analysts in an English-speaking, agile environment, drive architectural decisions with the Tech Lead, and explore new technologies to improve search outcomes and system reliability.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years working experience in Backend
• 2+ years experience in building scalable APIs (Node.js, Python or Go)
• Proficient with a typed language (TypeScript)
• Solid knowledge of SQL and No-SQL databases
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable code and ensure code quality
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in English-speaking and Agile environments
• Aim to raise the bar of the software you work on

Aufgaben

• Develop a cutting-edge Search Engine using Node.js with TypeScript
• Manage large data volumes with Google BigQuery and BI integration
• Build and optimize high-traffic APIs with low latency
• Collaborate with developers, PMs, QA, and analysts to enhance features
• Architectural decisions with Tech Lead and explore new technologies
• Encourage innovative ideas in a flat, fast-moving org

Kenntnisse

Backend development

APIs

TypeScript

SQL/NoSQL

Clean code

Analytical skills

English speaking

Agile

Tools

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

dbt

BigQuery

Redshift

Datadog

Dagster

Airflow

AWS

GCP

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT YOU

is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.

Job Description

• Develop a cutting-edge Search Engine utilizing Node.js with TypeScript
• Manage extensive data volumes efficiently, employing Google BigQuery and integrating seamlessly with Business Intelligence systems and our data platform
• Build and enhance high-traffic APIs, ensuring minimal latencies
• Collaborate closely with seasoned developers, product managers, QA experts, and analysts to enhance current functionalities and launch novel features
• Encouragement for innovative ideas and creations, a flat organizational structure, and rapid decision-making processes ensure ample room for contribution and growth
• Draft architectural decisions together with our Tech Lead and explore new technologies

Qualifications

• 5+ years working experience in Backend
• 2+ years experience in building scalable APIs (e.g. using Node.js, Python or Go)
• Practical & recent experience with a typed programming language (e.g. TypeScript)
• Solid know how in working with SQL or No-SQL databases
• You write well-structured, efficient and maintainable code and actively keep the quality of the code base in check
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• You are used to working in an English-speaking and agile environment
• You raise the bar of the software you work on
• You enjoy investigating the 'why' behind specific search outcomes and translating those findings into actionable technical enhancements

Nice to have

• Experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
• Experience building Data Models using dbt
• Experience in working with a MPP data warehouse (e.g. Redshift, BigQuery)
• Experience with centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (Datadog)
• Hands-on experience with a cloud ecosystem (e.g. AWS, GCP) and integration with orchestration services (like Dagster or Airflow)
• Experience of running data processing pipelines using distributed data processing frameworks
• Hands-on Experience with Machine Learning Models or LLM-based systems is a plus

Additional Information

Your perks at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

A Place Where You Can Be You

We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.

Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.

What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.