Job Description
As a Search Engineer at DeviantArt, you will join our core engineering team to design, develop, and maintain the search infrastructure powering discovery for millions of users. You will focus on the product application of search—working directly on ranking, query analysis, and system integration—while collaborating with data science teams to deliver high-quality features at scale using modern systems like Vespa.
Design, build, and optimize core search and indexing systems utilizing technologies like Vespa and managed AWS services
Develop and implement sophisticated algorithms for search relevance, ranking, and personalization
Work extensively within the Vespa framework to develop application packages, custom components, and deployment strategies
Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and front-end engineers to translate insights into impactful search features
Monitor, troubleshoot, and fine-tune search performance and system st...