Software Engineer: Core

Constructor
United Kingdom
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 80,000 - 120,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Empathy","Openness","Curiosity","Continuous improvement","Ownership","Collaboration"]

Build and operate the foundational systems behind Constructor’s in-house search engine—connecting user requests to customer catalogs and powering recommendations and shopping agents. Work on critical infrastructure and services to ensure performance, stability, and reliability at extreme scale, supporting billions of daily queries. Collaborate within the Core team to design, deploy, monitor, and continuously improve high-traffic backend systems while working with modern AI-powered search technologies.

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Constructor
2 months ago

Software Engineer: Core

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Job Summary

Build and operate the foundational systems behind Constructor’s in-house search engine—connecting user requests to customer catalogs and powering recommendations and shopping agents. Work on critical infrastructure and services to ensure performance, stability, and reliability at extreme scale, supporting billions of daily queries. Collaborate within the Core team to design, deploy, monitor, and continuously improve high-traffic backend systems while working with modern AI-powered search technologies.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure and services powering the platform’s search capabilities.
  • •Ensure high performance, stability, and reliability for a globally distributed system handling billions of requests.
  • •Operate backend infrastructure with deployment automation, capacity planning, and observability.
  • •Collaborate across different layers of the stack from core code to production operations.
  • •Continuously improve systems to maintain extreme-scale performance and uptime.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 80,000 - 120,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeaveRemote WorkHome OfficeLearning BudgetParental LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Strong computer science foundation including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and systems design.
  • •Experience building and scaling high-traffic, high-availability backend systems.
  • •Experience designing and operating backend infrastructure, including deployment automation, capacity planning, and observability.
  • •Comfort working across layers of the stack, from performance-critical code to production operations.
  • •Collaborate effectively with an ownership-driven, positive team culture and enjoy learning new tools in a fast-moving environment.
Experience:E-commerce
Skills:EmpathyOpennessCuriosityContinuous improvementOwnershipCollaboration
Tech Stack:RustC++PythonAWSJenkinsGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafana

Company Brief

Constructor
Provides an AI-powered site search and product discovery platform for e-commerce and retailers, improving search relevance, recommendations, personalization, and merchandising to boost conversions and average order value.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
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