Software Engineer II, Search Team - Konstantin Buzdin

We believe that we are better together, and at Tripadvisor we welcome you for who you are. Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique identities, abilities, and experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

Tripadvisor is seeking a motivated and skilled Software Engineer II to join our Find & Discover team. This team is responsible for building and maintaining the core search, taxonomy, natural language processing, and related capabilities that power the Tripadvisor website and app. These capabilities drive both the features our users directly interact with and the essential services used by other product and engineering teams.

Our users turn to us for guidance and advice at every stage of their travel journey, from dreaming about their next adventure to navigating their current destination. Our team strives to meet their diverse needs, whether they're looking for broad inspiration ("show me anywhere in the world for a life-changing experience"), planning a specific trip ("help me plan the best possible trip to Belize, I love diving!"), or seeking immediate recommendations ("I'm going to Chicago for a wedding next week, what's good this time of year?").

We are passionate about understanding our hundreds of millions of unique monthly users and enhancing their experience so they can discover the perfect hotels, restaurants, experiences, and more for an unforgettable trip. Successful members of our team are eager to make a positive impact on our users and actively seek opportunities to do so. Collaborating with Product Management, Design, Machine Learning, and Platform Infrastructure teams, you will contribute to delivering scalable and impactful solutions that showcase our unique offerings and that you can be proud to have built. We embrace a fast-paced environment with continuous iteration and are not afraid to tackle ambitious goals.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and Implement: Contribute to the design, development, and optimization of search algorithms and infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers to ensure efficient and accurate results.
• Data Integration: Work on ensuring different systems and data sources can effectively contribute to the search functionality.
• Code Development and Maintenance: Actively engage in coding across various levels, from APIs and backend microservices to search cluster management. Participate in a daily release cycle, with frequent code deployments to production.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with other teams to understand requirements and contribute to the delivery of high-quality features for our users.
• Software Security: Apply software security best practices and follow secure coding principles in your work.
• Contribute to Technical Quality: Take responsibility for the quality of your code contributions and actively participate in code reviews.
• Stay Current: Keep up to date with industry trends and best practices in search technology and software engineering.

Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of large scale, full life-cycle development experience
• Hands-On Experience with Elasticsearch (or Similar): Practical experience querying and working with a search platform like Elasticsearch, including understanding of schema design and basic optimization concepts.
• Cloud Experience (AWS preferred): Familiarity with using cloud services (e.g., AWS ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, S3) and basic understanding of cloud architecture.
• Understanding of Search Concepts: Basic understanding of information retrieval and ranking principles. Exposure to natural language processing or semantic search concepts is a plus.
• Exposure to Large Language Models: Any experience working with or understanding the basics of large language models is a plus.
• Database Knowledge: Ability to design and query relational databases; exposure to NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Communication: Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or support during the application or the recruiting process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to your individual recruiter or send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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