Search Engineer (Software Engineer III)

Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Seneca Resources Company, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Full-Stack Engineer III to build AI-powered search experiences, frontend components, and scalable backend services. You will work across the full development lifecycle, from rapid prototyping to production deployment, with a focus on high-quality, cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, engineering, and AI teams to optimize search relevance, performance, and user engagement while using modern frontend and

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience building applications with Python and React.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (Next.js, Remix, Vite, Gatsby) or similar.
• Experience with Docker, containerized applications, and serverless architectures.
• Understanding of software design patterns, SOLID principles, testing strategies, and maintainable code practices.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Strong communication skills across engineering, product, and architecture teams.
• Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-powered search experiences with scalable Python services.
• Develop robust APIs and microservices for high-volume search workloads.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and AI teams to translate goals into search solutions.
• Continuously improve search relevance, performance, and user engagement through experimentation.

Skills

Python

React

Frontend frameworks

Tools

Docker

Serverless architectures

Job description

Location:Remote

PositionStatus:FullTime

AbouttheRole

AsaFullStackEngineerIIIonourAISearch&ProductDiscoveryteam,you'llbuildthefrontendapplications,backendservices,andsearchinfrastructurethatpowerhighlyrelevant,personalizedsearchexperiencesatscale.You'llworkacrossthefulldevelopmentlifecycle,fromrapidprototypingandexperimentationtodeployingproduction-gradesolutionsandcontinuouslyoptimizingperformancebasedonrealuserbehavior.

Thisisanidealopportunityforanengineerwhoenjoyssolvingcomplexproblemsattheintersectionoffull-stackdevelopment,searchengineering,cloud-nativearchitecture,machinelearning,andAI-drivenuserexperiences.

WhatYou'llDo

BuildAI-PoweredSearchExperiences

• Design,develop,anddeployscalablePythonservicesthatpowersearchretrieval,ranking,recommendation,anddiscoveryexperiences.
• DeveloprobustAPIsandmicroservicesthatsupporthigh-volumesearchworkloadsandcustomer-facingapplications.
• Collaboratewithproduct,engineering,andAIteamstotranslatebusinessgoalsintoimpactfulsearchsolutions.
• Continuouslyimprovesearchrelevance,performance,anduserengagementthroughexperimentationanddata-drivendecisionmaking.

DevelopModernFull-StackApplications

• Createreusablefrontendcomponentsandestablishengineeringstandardsthatimproveconsistencyanddeveloperproductivity.
• PartnerwithUXandProductteamstotransformwireframesandFigmadesignsintointuitivecustomerexperiences.
• Contributetofrontendarchitecturedecisionsthatsupportlong-termscalabilityandmaintainability.

AdvanceSearch&AIInfrastructure

• Implementhybridsearcharchitecturesthatcombinekeywordsearch,vectorsearch,semanticretrieval,andAI-poweredranking.
• DevelopandoptimizeRetrieval-AugmentedGeneration(RAG)andLLM-poweredsearchworkflows.
• Instrumentsearchsystemswithmeaningfulmetrics,includingclick-throughrate,latency,engagement,andzero-resultratestodriveongoingoptimization.

BuildCloud-NativeSystems

• Developevent-driven,distributedsystemsusingGoogleCloudPlatform(GCP)servicessuchasCloudRun,GKE,Pub/Sub,andCloudFunctions.
• Deploy,monitor,andmaintainproductionservicesusingmodernDevOpsandobservabilitypractices.
• Ownservicereliabilitythroughtesting,monitoring,troubleshooting,andoperationalexcellence.
• Participateinarchitecturediscussions,technicaldesignreviews,andcodereviews.
• Mentorpeersthroughcollaborationandknowledgesharing.

RequiredQualifications

• Stronghands-onexperiencebuildingapplicationswithPythonandReact.
• ExperiencewithmodernfrontendframeworkssuchasNext.js,Remix,Vite,Gatsby,orsimilartechnologies.
• ExperiencewithDocker,containerizedapplications,andserverlessarchitectures.
• Strongunderstandingofsoftwaredesignpatterns,SOLIDprinciples,testingstrategies,andmaintainablecodepractices.
• ExperienceworkingwithrelationalandNoSQLdatabasessuchasPostgreSQL,MySQL,Oracle,MongoDB,DynamoDB,orsimilarplatforms.
• Strongcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytocollaborateeffectivelyacrossengineering,product,andarchitectureteams.
• ComfortableleveragingAI-assisteddevelopmenttoolstoimproveproductivityandquality.

PreferredQualifications

• Elasticsearch,OpenSearch,Solr,Algolia,orotherenterprisesearchplatforms.

AI&MachineLearning

• Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration(RAG).
• LangChain,LangGraph,GoogleADK,orsimilarframeworks.
• Embeddingsandsemanticsearcharchitectures.
• ApproximateNearestNeighbor(ANN)search.

AdditionalExperience

AboutSenecaResources:

AtSenecaResources,wearemorethanjustastaffingandconsultingfirm,weareatrustedcareerpartner.WithofficesacrosstheU.S.andclientsrangingfromFortune500companiestogovernmentorganizations,weprovideopportunitiesthathelpprofessionalsgrowtheircareerswhilemakinganimpact.

WhenyouworkwithSeneca,you’rechoosingacompanythatinvestsinyoursuccess,celebratesyourachievements,andconnectsyoutomeaningfulworkwithleadingorganizationsnationwide.Wetakethetimetounderstandyourgoalsandmatchyouwithrolesthatalignwithyourskillsandcareerpath.Ourconsultantsandcontractorsenjoycompetitivepay,comprehensivehealth,dental,andvisioncoverage,401(k)retirementplans,andthesupportofadedicatedteamwhowilladvocateforyoueverystepoftheway.