Software Engineer E5 - Enterprise Search

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Engineer (E5 / E6 level) to join our Enterprise Search team, which is at the core of redefining how users discover and interact with information across Whatfix's digital adoption platform. This is a unique opportunity to solve deep information retrieval and search relevance challenges using scalable infrastructure, cutting-edge NLP, and Generative AI.

As an engineer at this level, you'll be expected to operate with strong ownership, lead cross-team technical initiatives, and influence design choices that directly impact user experience and business outcomes.

What You'll Do

As a senior engineer, you will :

• Build a 0-to-1 Enterprise Search product with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and relevance.
• Lead proof-of-concept efforts to validate ideas quickly and align with business goals.
• Architect and implement robust, maintainable, and scalable systems for indexing, querying, and ranking.
• Develop data pipelines, implement automation for reliability, and ensure strong observability and monitoring.
• Work closely with Product Managers and Designers to translate user needs into data-driven, intuitive search experiences.
• Guide and support junior engineers through code reviews, technical direction, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (data, platform, infra) to deliver cohesive and high-impact solutions.

What We're Looking For

Must-Have Skills :

Nice-to-Have :

Qualifications

Skills Required

Java, Go, Solr, Performance Tuning, Kafka, System Design, Search Engines, Lucene, Python, Caching, Apis, Elasticsearch, Information Retrieval, Spark