Faire is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for their Discovery Search team to design and enhance the search and personalization experience using cutting-edge technologies like AI. The ideal candidate should possess extensive software engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in search technologies
Job Summary
The role involves owning the technical roadmap for search, recommendations, and Gen-AI experiences that drive significant marketplace engagement.
Candidates will integrate LLM-powered capabilities like natural language search directly into the product while solving complex scale problems.
Faire is looking for passionate entrepreneurs to join a team using technology to level the playing field for small independent businesses.
Matching Summary
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Faire is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for their Discovery Search team to design and enhance the search and personalization experience using cutting-edge technologies like AI. The ideal candidate should possess extensive software engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in search technologies.
Salary
Base: $190,500 - $262,000 per year; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for equity; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
7+ years software engineering experience
Kotlin or Java programming skills
Search query processing expertise
High-performance backend system design
LLM integration in search experiences
Nice-to-have
Strong user-first product mindset
Cross-functional team leadership
Experience with Elasticsearch and Lucene
Mentoring and upskilling engineers
Knowledge of React Server Components
Key Requirements
7+ years professional software engineering experience