Senior Scala Engineer - Search (m/f/x)

Our Guiding Stars are the values at the heart of our organization that drive everything we do. We are committed to creating meaningful change not only in our industry but also in the communities we engage with. If our Guiding Stars resonate with you, we encourage you to consider joining our team.

• Drive Results: We think big, work smart, and execute fast to transform the future of commerce
• Cultivate Belonging: We welcome diverse backgrounds and experiences, driving positive change through inclusion and teamwork
• Champion Customers: We go the extra mile for our customers to help them unlock their full potential
• Adapt Boldly: We’re curious and innovative, we take risks and grow from our failures

The Opportunity:

As a Scala Engineer at commercetools, you will work with enthusiastic, experienced Software Engineers in an agile, international environment with a modern tech stack (functional programming, GraphQL, Scala, and more). Our Search team's mission is to build customer-facing search APIs for the purpose of product discovery. Our Scala Engineers solve complex problems, work with passion, and are constantly seeking the big picture, all while working on one of the world's most modern e-commerce platforms. We are currently open to mid-level and senior-level engineers and will validate level during the interview process.

Your Mission:

• Design and implement search functionalities in a PaaS eCommerce Scala backend
• Develop a scalable and multi-tenant architecture
• Analyze user needs and discuss technical approaches
• Test software components regarding usability, functionality, and performance and work closely with Product, Management and DevOps
• Take part in on-call rotation (with the worldwide distributed team) for production systems

What you need to succeed:

• Experience as Software Engineer working with Scala
• Deep insights in functional programming and practical work experience with Scala and in developing server-side systems using the JVM
• Exposure to Elasticsearch (preferred), Solr, OpenSearch, or Lucence
• Experience with parallel and asynchronous programming as well as non-blocking I/O
• Background developing REST APIs and knowledge of scalable architectures (incl. sharding, replication, load balancing, and failover)
• Aspiration to constantly improve yourself and learn new technologies, concepts, etc.
• Openness to infrastructure work and other technologies like Helm, Kubernetes and Rust
• Fluent English communication skills to work in international teams
  

We care about your growth and well-being

💰 Competitive Compensation Package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, a competitive stock option package, and various benefits and perks

☀️ Workation: Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country, with 20 working days per trip

💻 Learning & Development Budget

 Exchange & Exploration Time: 10% of your time can be used for your self-driven growth and collaboration on self-picked projects

📚 Academy: Regular training sessions, access to Coursera and Babbel training courses

🙌 Our Benefits: Check them out by office here

⌚️ Flexibility: Morning person or night owl? We believe in outcome and motivated employees

🚀 Mindset & Growth: A diverse workplace with an open, international culture, and learning environment

Come grow with us!

We are all different and that is what makes us stronger! We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company better.

commercetools celebrates being a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If your professional profile aligns with our specific hiring requirements and Guiding Stars, we encourage you to apply. We will assess your competencies, future potential, approach to learning and self-development and passion, and not your age, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, genetics, or disability.