Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Search

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Senior Software Engineer focused on backend services and search/data pipelines. Owns end‑to‑end design, delivery, and performance of high‑throughput systems while mentoring engineers.

Role Snapshot

• Senior backend & search engineer
• Data pipeline specialist
• Technical design owner
• Mentor for engineers and interns
• Performance & reliability champion

Must-Have Requirements

• Production software at scale
• Software design fundamentals
• Distributed systems knowledge
• Automated testing
• CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring & observability
• Code review leadership
• Mentoring engineers
• building and operating production software at scale
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Go
• Python
• Search platforms (Meilisearch, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr, Vespa)
• Analytical databases (ClickHouse, BigQuery, Apache Druid)
• SQL & API design
• Airflow
• dbt / Dataform
• Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Kafka / Pub/Sub
• Bigtable / Cassandra
• Redis
• Kubernetes / Docker / Helm
• GraphQL
• Semantic / vector search
• E‑commerce personalization domain
• backend services, search relevance, data pipelines

Work Setup

• Location: India, India
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: India
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Relocation
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design, implement, and ship complex backend services and search relevance features
• Drive architectural decisions and codify engineering best practices
• Lead code reviews and enforce high standards for quality and reliability
• Mentor engineers and interns, providing technical guidance and feedback
• Improve system performance, scalability, observability, and security
• Collaborate with Tech Lead and Engineering Manager on roadmap and execution
• Build and optimize high‑throughput data pipelines using Airflow and dbt/Dataform
• Optimize ClickHouse/BigQuery queries and manage data quality and governance

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys mentoring and raising engineering standards
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, remote‑first environment
• Passionate about building scalable, high‑performance systems