Hybrid Full-Stack Search Engineer — AI-Powered Discovery

Motion; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Motion is seeking a Search Engineer (Software Engineer III) in Birmingham, AL. This role involves building intelligent search systems using Python and React, creating APIs, and leveraging ML for enhanced product discovery.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development and a strong foundation in cloud-native application deployment. Emphasizing a culture of learning and rapid development, Motion offers excellent benefits, including healthcare, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with backend or full-stack Python/React development.
• Experience deploying cloud-native applications on platforms like GCP.
• Hands-on experience building microservices and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy production Python services end-to-end.
• Integrate ML inference pipelines and maintain Elasticsearch indexing pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing within the team.

Skills

Python programming

React

Cloud-native experience

Microservices

Elasticsearch

Vector search

Tools

Docker

GCP

PostgreSQL

Job description

Motion is seeking a Search Engineer (Software Engineer III) in Birmingham, AL. This role involves building intelligent search systems using Python and React, creating APIs, and leveraging ML for enhanced product discovery.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development and a strong foundation in cloud-native application deployment. Emphasizing a culture of learning and rapid development, Motion offers excellent benefits, including healthcare, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.