Engineering Manager, Search Platform

What You’ll Do:

• Lead delivery and technical quality across query serving, indexing, availability, and the APIs and contracts other teams depend on.
• Set technical direction for the search stack, including engine architecture, document schema, indexing and query patterns, ranking strategy, and migration sequencing.
• Build a culture of measurement, experimentation, and continuous improvement in search quality, platform reliability, and operational performance.

What You Have:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading teams or serving as a technical lead in complex backend or platform environments.
• Deep technical credibility in search or retrieval systems such as Vespa, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or Solr, ideally through a major re-architecture or build-from-scratch effort.
• Strong backend depth in distributed, event-driven systems; Go experience is preferred.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Market competitive salary, stock options, and flexible PTO.
• Health/dental/FSA, long-term disability insurance, mental health and family planning resources.
• Remote-hybrid work from our Boston office or your home, employee meal program, and wicked awesome co-workers.