Senior Engineer - AI, Data & Search

Beyond is a technology consultancy helping organizations thrive in a rapidly changing world.

We build, modernize, scale, and operationalize technology, creating Cloud and AI solutions to unlock productivity and drive customer growth.

Role Overview

• We’re looking for a talented and experienced Engineer to join a high-performing team focused on advancing search infrastructure and capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of large-scale systems, modern search technologies, and applied machine learning.

As a Senior Engineer at Beyond, you’ll:

• Develop and enhance high-performance backend systems for search, including document indexing, query processing, ranking, and retrieval.
• Lead initiatives to modernize traditional keyword-based search by incorporating semantic search, vector-based retrieval, and LLM-integrated components.
• Build scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) to process and enrich catalog data and maintain an up-to-date search index.
• Ensure optimal performance, reliability, and observability of search APIs and services.
• Drive continuous improvement through A/B testing and evaluation of search quality using offline and live metrics.
• Take part in architectural decisions, mentor team members, and uphold strong engineering practices.
• Stay up to date with advancements in search, ML, and recommendation systems, applying them to real-world production systems.

Things that will make you stand out:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and deploying large-scale distributed backend systems.
• Proficient with big data technologies such as Apache Beam, Google Pub/Sub, and Redis.
• Strong coding skills in Python and JavaScript/Node.js. Experience with Scala or Golang is a bonus.
• Experience working with ElasticSearch or similar search platforms.
• Comfortable with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proficient in API development using REST and GraphQL.
• Familiar with modern cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD practices, and observability tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.

Nice to Have

• Background in semantic search, vector similarity, NLP, or recommendation systems.
• Experience with LLMs, fine-tuning, and ML model deployment.
• Familiarity with the design and operation of machine learning systems and experimentation workflows.

Having been named among the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies, we believe culture plays a large role in what we offer as an organization. We actively promote diversity in all its forms across our Studios, and we proudly, passionately, and proactively strive to create a culture of inclusivity and openness for all our employees.

Beyond is committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to remove exclusivity and barriers and encourage new thinking and perceptions in a space of belonging. It is not about race, gender, or age, it is about people. And without our people being their most creative and innovative selves, we are nothing.