Director of Search Engineering — Scale Indexing (Hybrid)

Docusign; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 202,800 - 327,625; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Full health benefits

Retirement plans

Learning and development options

Job summary

A leading e-signature company in San Francisco seeks a Director of Engineering for Search. You will architect the discovery engine for critical agreements, managing a high-performing engineering team while ensuring advanced ML features integrate seamlessly. The role requires over 12 years of leadership in software engineering with expertise in distributed systems and Elasticsearch. A hybrid work model is offered, supporting both in-office and remote engagements.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering leadership.
• Experience managing teams focused on large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, including tuning and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic roadmap for Docusign’s search infrastructure.
• Lead and scale a high-performing geo-distributed engineering team.
• Optimize indexing latency, search relevance, and performance.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Elasticsearch skills

Cloud-native architecture

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Elasticsearch

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

A leading e-signature company in San Francisco seeks a Director of Engineering for Search. You will architect the discovery engine for critical agreements, managing a high-performing engineering team while ensuring advanced ML features integrate seamlessly. The role requires over 12 years of leadership in software engineering with expertise in distributed systems and Elasticsearch. A hybrid work model is offered, supporting both in-office and remote engagements.