Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform - Backend
Turo•San Francisco, CA
•$182,000 - $228,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Turo's Search Platform is looking for brilliant Staff, Software Engineer who have a passion for consumer products and want to join an energetic team that is changing the way people think about travel. We ship code daily, A/B test extensively, and have a primary role in creating the product from inception to implementation. There's much to do, and you'll be responsible for making some real cool stuff happen. Our APIs, internal services, and web apps are at the core of our stable of software that's reinventing mobility.
Requirements
- Typically a minimum of 7+ years experience shipping high-scale code to production.
- Hands-on experience with search engines (Opensearch or Elasticsearch)
- Strong proficiency in cloud-native architectures (AWS, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Fluent in at least one language - e.g., Java, Python, Ruby, Go, or C
- Possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, database concepts, distributed systems, and search.
- Enjoys solving problems and helping others meet their goals.
- Passionate about search, streaming, database or other backend technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
- Experience working with ML-based ranking infrastructure.
- Strong communicator - Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you.
Responsibilities
- Build scalable, low-latency, highly available distributed systems that power and evolve the infrastructure behind our Search Platform.
- Collaborate extensively with product management, design, and engineers to develop product features that drive our metrics.
- Produce high-quality maintainable code, test it, collaboratively review it and ship it.
- Identify areas to improve and scale our architecture and application design.
- Develop tools and utilities to diagnose and fix problems.
- Ensure proper technical design and documentation.
- Work efficiently in a constantly changing and growing environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are desired.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)
- Retirement employer match
- Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development
- Turo host matching program
- Turo travel credit
- Cell phone and internet stipend
- Paid time off to relax and recharge
- Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave
- In-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
