Staff Search Engineer (US)

Responsibilities

• Engage in back-end development to meet our product's evolving needs, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
• Contribute to all stages of the product lifecycle, from conception to deployment, refinement, and scaling.
• Design, implement, and maintain ElasticSearch environments, aligning with the product's performance and scalability requirements.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, architects, and other team members to deeply understand and address user needs and business objectives.
• Uphold high standards in software development with a focus on clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Participate actively in code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous refinement of our development processes.
• Foster a culture of ownership where team members feel empowered and accountable for their contributions.
• Required Qualifications:
• 7-10+ years of software development experience with a strong background in computer science
• 3+ years of recent ElasticSearch experience or similar
• Capability to design and work with complex systems and high-load services.
• In-depth knowledge of ElasticSearch and familiarity with AWS infrastructure.
• Proven experience in Golang development or a strong willingness to learn and adapt.
• Solid foundation in computing theory, including OOP principles, database theory (RDBMS, NoSQL), and network interactions.
• Experience with REST API development, web application frameworks, testing frameworks, and version control systems (GIT).
• Proficiency in Python, PHP, or JavaScript (Node.js), Java, particularly in building scalable, high-load services.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and Agile development methodologies.
• Practical communication skills in English for working in an international team environment.
• Preferred Experience:
• Background in Laravel, Symfony Framework, or other significant frameworks is a plus.
• Experience or certifications in cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of orchestration and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• A passion for continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest industry trends.
• What you will get from us:
• 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: 15 days of vacation, floating and set holidays, wellness allowance, and paid parental leave.
• Whole Health Package: medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and more.
• Savings: a 401k (USA) plan to help you plan ahead.
• Work from home stipend: to assist

Benefits

Additional Information

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies. We're on a mission to make businesses more human, and humans more impactful. We operate by our values - be intentional, pursue excellence every day, embrace the journey together, and be a good human - every day. CreatorIQ has earned the title of best companies to work for in multiple programs, including BuiltIn LA and NY. It's been named a Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for four years, was named a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises in 2025, was named a Leader by The Forrester New Wave™: Influencer Marketing Solutions, and has been consistently recognized by G2 as a Leader, and is rated 5 stars on Influencer MarketingHub. We operate in a flexible work model that combines both in-person and remote work to boost collaboration, enhance innovation, and adapt to individual work styles. We're seeking passionate, innovative minds to join our journey. Be a part of our dynamic team and let's transform the industry together! Staff Search Engineer As a Staff Search Engineer, you'll help lead the design and ongoing evolution of CreatorIQ's real-time search platform - the core system that enables creator discovery across 30M profiles and billions of posts. You'll architect and maintain Elasticsearch clusters, develop high-performance APIs in Go, and ensure the platform remains scalable, reliable, and responsive at large scale. This role blends hands-on development with supportive technical leadership, contributing to architecture decisions and offering guidance to engineers as they build a fast, dependable, and impactful search experience for our clients. Primary Tech Stack : Go, Typescript, Elastic, AWS (Cloudwatch, SQS, Lambdas), Java, MSSQL, AWS Redshift

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