Remote Backend Engineer: Search Features & APIs (Remote)

Description:

• The position is for a Backend Engineer in the Search team, working remotely.
• The engineer will solve problems, learn, and create features that enhance user experience.
• Responsibilities include planning and delivering features that affect the entire stack, from the search backend to APIs and customer dashboards.
• The role involves building rich product discovery experiences and developing features that shape user interaction with search.
• The engineer will determine technologies for backend performance and database communication.
• Crafting testing strategies to ensure 100% uptime and customer satisfaction is also a key responsibility.
• The company, Constructor, specializes in search and product discovery for enterprise ecommerce, focusing on metrics like revenue and conversion rates.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have experience with server-side coding and API design.
• Experience working on high-traffic websites and designing robust systems is required.
• Familiarity with relational databases and distributed systems is necessary.
• Candidates should enjoy participating in the product development process and incorporating customer feedback.
• A passion for defining and implementing consistent Web APIs is essential.
• The ability to work across the full stack and contribute to all layers of feature development is important.
• Candidates should love designing and implementing new features.
• A willingness to help others grow as developers is expected.
• The ability to work independently and quickly learn new ideas and technologies is required.
• Candidates should enjoy experimenting and using data and customer feedback for decision-making.

Benefits:

• Employees receive unlimited vacation time, with a strong encouragement to take at least 3 weeks per year.
• The team is fully remote, allowing employees to choose their living location.
• New employees are provided with an Apple laptop.
• There is a training and development budget for every employee, refreshed annually.
• Parental leave is available for qualified employees.
• Employees will work with intelligent colleagues who support growth and meaningful impact.
• Compensation includes a base salary range of 80-110K USD plus stock options.
• A work-from-home stipend is provided to help set up a home office.