Search Software Engineer (Java, AI)

TL;DR

Search Software Engineer (Java/AI): Building and delivering resilient, scalable distributed services that power search capabilities and AI-driven use cases with an accent on semantic and vector-based search technologies. Focus on designing systems to process billions of events, optimizing search relevance, and integrating LLM-based architectures into the product platform.

Location: Must be based in or be able to relocate to Madrid, Spain (Hybrid role, near Bernabeu Stadium).

Company

hirify.global is a leader in digital employee experience management software, providing IT teams with real-time insights to proactively diagnose and fix issues across distributed enterprise environments.

What you will do

• Implement, maintain, and scale data importing, exporting, and search capabilities.
• Evolve the search platform, focusing on relevance, semantic search, and vector-based use cases.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable services.
• Advocate for improvements in security, performance, and search efficiency across the platform.
• Identify and resolve technical debt while maintaining high code quality through code reviews.
• Support L3 requests to ensure platform reliability and availability.

Requirements

• Professional-level spoken and written English required.
• Experience in backend development using Java within a SaaS environment.
• Proven experience or strong interest in search technologies such as OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
• Understanding of indexing, relevance, ranking, and performance tuning for search systems.
• Must be able to work from the office in Madrid (Hybrid model).
• Familiarity with microservices frameworks like Micronaut is highly valued.

Nice to have

• Experience with vector databases, embeddings, and hybrid or semantic search.
• Exposure to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLM-based integrations.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package and permanent contract.
• Unlimited paid time off (on top of 23 annual holidays) and flexible hours.
• Private health insurance (Sanitas) and daily meal vouchers.
• Relocation package available for international candidates.
• Subsidies for gym memberships and language classes (English/Spanish).
• Dynamic, multinational environment with over 75 nationalities represented.