Staff Search Engineer, UK

CreatorIQ; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Staff Search Engineer to lead the design of their real-time search platform. The role involves developing high-performance APIs and maintaining Elasticsearch clusters. Candidates should have extensive software development experience, particularly with Elasticsearch and AWS. This dynamic team offers a collaborative environment and emphasizes innovation and user-centric design.

Benefits

Flexible work model

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years of recent ElasticSearch experience or similar.
• Solid foundation in computing theory including OOP principles.

Responsibilities

• Engage in back-end development to meet product needs.
• Contribute to all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Design and maintain ElasticSearch environments.

Skills

Software development

ElasticSearch

Golang

AWS

Python

REST API development

Education

Computer Science degree or similar

Tools

Elastic

AWS Cloudwatch

MSSQL

AWS Redshift

Job description

CreatorIQ is the AI-native operating system for creator-led growth trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies.

We’re on a mission to make businesses more human, and humans more impactful. We operate by our values — be intentional, pursue excellence every day, embrace the journey together, and be a good human — every day. CreatorIQ has earned the title of best companies to work for in multiple programs, including BuiltIn LA and NY, was named a Leader by The Forrester New Wave™: Influencer Marketing Solutions, and recognized by G2 as a Leader, Best Customer Relationship, G2 Top 100 Fastest-Growing Products, and rated 5 stars on Influencer MarketingHub. We operate in a flexible work model that combines both in-person and remote work to boost collaboration, enhance innovation, and adapt to individual work styles.

We're seeking passionate, innovative minds to join our journey. Be a part of our dynamic team and let's transform the industry together!

Staff Search Engineer

As a Staff Search Engineer, you’ll help lead the design and ongoing evolution of CreatorIQ’s real-time search platform — the core system that enables creator discovery across 30M profiles and billions of posts. You’ll architect and maintain Elasticsearch clusters, develop high-performance APIs in Go, and ensure the platform remains scalable, reliable, and responsive at large scale.

This role blends hands‑on development with supportive technical leadership, contributing to architecture decisions and offering guidance to engineers as they build a fast, dependable, and impactful search experience for our clients.

Primary Tech Stack

Go, Typescript, Elastic, AWS (Cloudwatch, SQS, Lambdas), MSSQL, AWS Redshift

Location

United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in back‑end development to meet our product's evolving needs, ensuring robust, scalable, and high‑performance solutions.
• Contribute to all stages of the product lifecycle, from conception to deployment, refinement, and scaling.
• Design, implement, and maintain ElasticSearch environments, aligning with the product’s performance and scalability requirements.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, architects, and other team members to deeply understand and address user needs and business objectives.
• Uphold high standards in software development with a focus on clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Participate actively in code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous refinement of our development processes.
• Foster a culture of ownership where team members feel empowered and accountable for their contributions.

Required Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of software development experience with a strong background in computer science
• 3+ years of recent ElasticSearch experience or similar
• Capability to design and work with complex systems and high-load services.
• In‑depth knowledge of ElasticSearch and familiarity with AWS infrastructure.
• Proven experience in Golang development or a strong willingness to learn and adapt.
• Solid foundation in computing theory, including OOP principles, database theory (RDBMS, NoSQL), and network interactions.
• Experience with REST API development, web application frameworks, testing frameworks, and version control systems (GIT).
• Proficiency in Python, PHP, or JavaScript (Node.js), Java, particularly in building scalable, high-load services.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and Agile development methodologies.
• Practical communication skills in English for working in an international team environment.

Preferred Experience

• Background in Laravel, Symfony Framework, or other significant frameworks is a plus.
• Experience or certifications in cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of orchestration and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• A passion for continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest industry trends.

Why Join Us

Be part of a team where innovation, user‑centric design, and collaboration are at the core of everything we do. Help us build not just outstanding products, but a remarkable experience for our users.

Who we are

CreatorIQ is the AI-native operating system for creator‑led growth. Trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies—including Burson, Delta Air Lines, Google, LVMH, Nestlé, and Sephora—CreatorIQ unifies creator marketing across paid, owned, earned, commerce, and community into one seamless, enterprise‑grade ecosystem. With industry‑leading intelligence infrastructure, rigorous compliance and security standards, and integrations with Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and more, CreatorIQ empowers brands and agencies to harness the creator economy as a strategic growth engine. CreatorIQ is a global company headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Austin, New York, San Francisco, London, Manila, and Warsaw. Learn more at www.creatoriq.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Compensation, Benefits and Beyond

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