Backend Engineer — Search Bengaluru Engineering

Meilo; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Meilo is looking for a backend engineer to design and build the discovery and ranking systems used by millions in India. In this role, you will own real infrastructure influencing style discovery.

With 4+ years experience in backend services, ideally in Java or a JVM language, you will handle database management and collaborate closely with teams to enhance performance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building backend services, ideally in Java or a JVM language.
• Solid grasp of databases, indexing and query performance.
• Experience with search or ranking systems is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build search, discovery and ranking services.
• Model structured style data for querying and ranking.
• Tune ranking on execution quality, not vanity metrics.
• Maintain low query latency as catalogue and traffic grow.
• Collaborate with data and product teams for better results.

Skills

Backend services development

Java or JVM languages

Database management

Search and ranking systems

Job description

We're looking for a backend engineer to build the discovery and ranking systems at the heart of Meilo — the systems that surface the right look to the right person.

You will own real infrastructure that powers how millions of people discover style.

What you'll do

• Design and build search, discovery and ranking services.
• Model structured style data so it can be queried and ranked well.
• Tune ranking on execution quality and intent — not vanity metrics.
• Keep query latency low as the catalogue and traffic grow.
• Work with data and product to turn signals into better results.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years building backend services, ideally in Java or a JVM language.
• Solid grasp of databases, indexing and query performance.
• Experience with search or ranking systems is a strong plus.
• Pragmatic, ownership-driven and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Bonus: interest in relevance, ranking or recommendation systems.

Why Meilo

You'll shape a product used by people and artists across India, with the autonomy of an early team and the support to do your best work.