We are seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our Crawler team. In this role, you will design, develop, and operate systems that ingest, process, and manage web-scale data in support of our next generation of advanced search technologies. This is a critical, high-impact engineering position, requiring expertise across both backend and frontend components of our data acquisition stack.
Responsibilities
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Take ownership of and lead projects focused on developing large-scale web crawlers, ingestion pipelines, and data processing systems.
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Build, maintain, and optimize core backend and frontend components for crawler services, including storage, retrieval, and UI dashboards for data management.
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Collaborate closely with Search and Infrastructure teams to ensure the reliable, high-quality ingestion and processing of billions of web pages.
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Architect and implement fullstack features and scalable distributed systems that handle high-load and real-time data operations.
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Rapidly iterate, experiment with novel approaches, and continuously enhance system performance, usability, and reliability.
Qualifications
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Minimum of 5 years of software development experience, with strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms in at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, Rust, or Go.
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Experience with large-scale web crawlers is highly desirable.
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Proven experience building, deploying, and optimizing high-load, distributed, and hardware-adjacent services.
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Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and AWS.
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Demonstrated passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable systems.
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