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Staff Backend Engineer (Search Platform)

Warsaw Permanent View Job Description
Join our team and help build the search platform that powers creator discovery across millions of profiles and billions of content pieces. You'll work on large-scale systems, modern cloud technologies, and high-performance search solutions while influencing technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Added 01/06/2026

  • Hybrid Model
  • Own projects from design to production

About Our Client

The employer is a large organisation operating within the professional services industry, known for delivering innovative solutions to its clients. It is committed to fostering a culture of excellence and providing its employees with opportunities to grow and thrive in their careers.

Job Description

  • Design, build, and improve our large-scale search platform.
  • Develop high-performance backend services using Go (Golang).
  • Architect, maintain, and optimize Elasticsearch clusters.
  • Build and enhance APIs and search services for real-time data processing.
  • Work closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineers to deliver impactful features.
  • Help scale systems supporting millions of creators and billions of posts.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making.
  • Ensure systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and easy to maintain.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot applications using AWS CloudWatch and other AWS services.
  • Contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle-from design to deployment.
  • Support and mentor other engineers while promoting engineering best practices.
  • Technologies: Go (Golang), Elasticsearch, TypeScript, Java, AWS, MSSQL, REST APIs. Git, CI/CD

The Successful Applicant

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Elasticsearch or similar search technologies.
  • Strong experience building scalable, high-traffic backend systems.
  • Experience with Go (Golang) or a strong interest in learning it.
  • Knowledge of AWS cloud services and distributed systems.
  • Experience working with SQL, NoSQL, and modern data platforms.
  • Strong understanding of APIs, system design, networking, and software architecture.
  • Experience with Git, testing frameworks, and CI/CD practices.
  • Familiarity with Agile development environments.
  • Good communication skills and fluent English.



What's on Offer

  • People: work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
  • Guidance: utilize our learning platform to fully get the training and tools you'll need to become successful here from your first day with us.
  • Surprise meal stipends: work from home can't stop the enjoyment of someone else making a meal for you!
  • Work/life harmony: 26 days vacation, floating and set holidays, wellness allowance, and paid parental leave.
  • Medical insurance, life insurance, and business travel insurance
  • Stock options as part of our equity-sharing program.
  • Comprehensive perks program providing stipends for cell phone and internet, home office setup, mental wellness, professional development and tuition reimbursement, plus occasional company-funded meal opportunities throughout the year.
Contact
Dawid Zienkiewicz
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7029540

Job summary

Sector
Information Technology
Sub Sector
IT Development
Industry
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Warsaw
Typ umowy
Permanent
Consultant name
Dawid Zienkiewicz
Job Reference
JN-062026-7029540