Senior Backend Engineer, Search Team

Jobtailor; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Backend/Search engineer to shape the future of our product. You will define features, design APIs and the data model, and implement business logic across services to support web and mobile applications.

We value a proactive partner who can iterate in a fast-evolving environment, share best practices, and contribute to code quality through testing, reviews, and CI/CD processes. Strong English communication is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of significant experience in Backend development, including Elasticsearch.
• Solid experience with Python and Go.

Responsabilités

• Shaping the future of the product as a backend/Search engineer.
• Defining features and designing APIs and the underlying data model.
• Implementing business logic for various functionalities and optimising performance.
• Acting as a proactive partner for API consumers, especially across web and mobile apps.
• Collaborating closely with teammates through pair programming, design discussions and Scrum ceremonies.

Connaissances

Backend development

Elasticsearch

Python

Go

English

CI/CD

Testing

Code reviews

Version control

APIs design

Outils

Git

CI/CD tooling

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Shaping the future of the product is a key responsibility for Search engineers.
• Defining features
• Designing APIs and the underlying data model
• Implementing business logic for various functionalities
• Acting as a proactive partner for API consumers, especially our web and mobile applications
• Optimization
• Working closely with other team members (pair programming, design discussions, technical decision-making, Scrum ceremonies)

Requirements

• 5 years of significant experience in Backend development, including experience with Elasticsearch
• Initial solid experience with Python and Go
• Ability to adapt in a fast-evolving environment, with a continuous improvement mindset and a willingness to learn from mistakes
• Established working habits and openness to sharing and promoting them within the team
• A favorite pastry—and the ability to explain why
• Familiarity with modern development practices (testing, code reviews, CI/CD, version control, etc.)
• Knowledge for search relevance
• Strong written and spoken English skills