Senior Search Backend Engineer (m/f/x)

As a Senior Search Backend Engineer at commercetools, you will develop a modern search experience for customers, focusing on a search API for product discovery. Your responsibilities include designing and implementing search functionalities in a Scala backend, developing libraries based on ElasticSearch and MongoDB, and maintaining scalable search infrastructure using Kubernetes and Terraform. You will also participate in on-call rotations for production systems and collaborate closely with Product Management and DevOps.

• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependents, including access to OpenUp for personalized mental health support
• Learning and development opportunities including an annual learning budget, access to self-paced learning platforms and language training, personalized coaching, mentorship, and leadership programs
• Family Leave Plus gives you additional fully paid weeks of parental leave on top of government-provided leave
• Equity participation program allowing you to share in the company's success

• Hybrid role with three days a week in the office, which may not suit all candidates
• On-call rotation with a worldwide distributed team may require flexible hours
• Focus on Scala and functional programming may require a learning curve for those unfamiliar with these technologies