Software Engineer II

TL;DR

Software Engineer II: Contributing to central search engineering systems by collaborating closely with product, platform, and other engineering teams to deliver technical solutions with an accent on building scalable, reliable, and high-performance retrieval systems. Focus on handling small to medium-sized tasks, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with quality engineering and product teams.

Company

hirify.global is a global information analytics company that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare, and improve performance for the benefit of humanity.

What you will do

• Handle small to medium-sized tasks with minimal assistance.
• Design components and modules, pairing with more senior engineers as needed.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, providing solutions and collaborating with quality engineering and product teams.
• Look ahead in the backlog to identify fixable issues and write well-defined stories as needed.
• Treat colleagues with respect and professionalism, actively welcoming diverse perspectives.
• Communicate openly and clearly, showing empathy and being open to feedback.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience with backend programming languages including Python, NodeJS, and Java.
• Knowledge of Database technologies (SQL, NOSQL).
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with (shared) source control (Git, GitHub, Gitlab, SVN).

Nice to have

• Search technologies (Solr, Opensearch, Elasticsearch).
• GenAI/RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems.
• Data pipelines/batch processing.
• Docker/ECS/Kubernetes.
• SOLID Principles/Object Oriented Design.

Culture & Benefits

• Promote a healthy work/life balance.
• Offer numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals.
• Provide private medical/dental plan, savings fund, and life insurance.
• Offer meal/grocery vouchers.