Search Architect

Editorialist YX; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Remote Working Opportunity

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Editorialist YX in Gurugram is seeking a Technical Architect - ElasticSearch to lead a unified search platform powering our .com, iOS app, and internal tools. You will own the technical direction and shape scalable, highly available distributed systems for large data volumes.

You will collaborate with product and engineering leadership, bring deep knowledge of information retrieval, and drive long‑term search strategies while mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• B.Tech. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Java, Web services and the Search domain.
• Experience in a Product-based company.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction for the team and lead key search projects from ideation to deployment.
• Collaborate with both technical and business leaders to fulfill the mission.
• Build scalable, highly available distributed search systems handling large data volumes.

Skills

Java

Web services

Search domain

Distributed systems

Data structures & algorithms

Concurrency & multithreading

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science

Tools

ElasticSearch

Solr Cloud

Hadoop

Hive

Cassandra

Spark

Job description

Editorialist YX melds personal styling, editorial content, and shopping into one seamless digital experience powered by proprietary technology and e-commerce tools.

Editorialist.com, our media property, delivers sophisticated content and commerce to aspirational and affluent consumers. Our stories connect readers with the bespoke product and service solutions for fashion, accessories, beauty, and wellness needs. The cornerstone of our tech platform—the YX app—blends content, digital services, and e-commerce for our elite clientele, individuals with an average net worth in excess of $550 million.

Our co-founder and CEO Rafael Ortiz previously co-founded NexTag, the largest comparison shopping site for products and services, and was responsible for marketing and business development until its sale for $1.2 billions.

Job Description

• Editorialist YX is looking for a Technical Architect - ElasticSearch.
• As part of this role, you will work with a team that builds a unified search platform to power various searches for our .com website, IOS app, and internal support tools. This search impacts thousands of customers in a day and will also become pivotal to our tech efforts as we continue to grow 30x YoY.
• You will own the technical direction for the team, and you will be leading key search projects from ideation all the way to deployment. You will be working closely with both technical and business leaders to fulfill your mission.
• 4+ years of experience working in java and web services.
• 4+ years of experience working in the Search domain.
• Proven skills in designing scalable, highly available distributed systems which can handle high data volumes.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and fundamentals including data structures and algorithms.
• Solid understanding of concurrency and multi-threading, multiple design patterns, and debugging and analytical methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience on Solr Cloud or ElasticSearch.
• Deep understanding of information retrieval concepts.
• Deep understanding of Linguistic processing like tokenizers, spellers, and stemmers.
• Hands‑on experience on big data tech stacks, like Hadoop, Hive, Cassandra, and Spark is a plus.
• Self‑directed, self‑motivated, and detail‑oriented with the ability to come up with good design proposals and thorough analysis of production issues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills on both technical and non-technical topics.

Qualifications

• B.Tech. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 4+ Yrs of experience in Java, Web services & Search Domain
• Experience working in a Product‑based company

Additional Information

• Medical Insurance
• Remote Working Opportunity for the time being
• Unlimited PTO’s
• You communicate regularly and clearly with your co-workers and are never afraid to ask questions.
• You are eager to take on more responsibility and assist when needed.
• You love what you do and are curious about all facets of EYX.