Chemical Search Engineer

About Knowde

Knowde is revolutionizing the $5 trillion chemical industry by building a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers in a single destination. As a Search Engineer, you will play a crucial role in architecting and implementing our specialized search engine to efficiently ingest data from various sources and provide accurate search results.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement our search engine to handle complex chemical data
• Make key architectural decisions regarding data ingestion, data structures, API contracts, and result scoring
• Maintain existing search features and implement new ones
• Generate and track key UX metrics
• Work on service resiliency and search performance

Requirements

• Proven track record of shipping working software and a product mindset
• Well-versed in Java with several years of experience
• Experience with FTS engines, such as ElasticSearch
• Cloud-based systems on AWS or another cloud provider

Nice to Have

• CS or related degree
• Understanding of distributed systems and their tradeoffs

Our Perks & Benefits

• Location: Poland - Rzeszów, Lodz, Białystok, or remotely
• Flexible working hours and remote work possibility
• Opportunity to work on innovative projects with a strong team of engineers
• Possibility to learn and develop

We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive, and building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is core to our mission. Our goal is to ensure that Knowde upholds an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, and veteran status.