Staff Backend Engineer, Search

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

7+ years of experience as a search engineer or in a directly related role

Hands-on production experience with OpenSearch or ElasticSearch (strongly preferred); Solr experience considered but less ideal given its age

Experience with high-scale, real-time data ingestion and search serving in a backend services context

Proven ability to optimize query parsing, indexing, and relevance tuning for search systems

Experience measuring and optimizing search quality

Background in search ranking, relevance algorithms, and information retrieval

Hands-on experience with vector embeddings and semantic search implementations

Experience with TypeScript in backend systems

Track record of architecting search solutions that maintain performance under heavy load

Experience applying machine learning and NLP to enhance search relevance

At ClickUp, we're committed to building the future of productivity software.

As our Search Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the core functionality of our platform and driving our AI initiatives forward.

Join us in our mission to make the world more productive!

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