Product Engineer - Backend Systems

Summary

Join H1's Search Engineering team as a Software Engineer and contribute to the development and maintenance of our core search infrastructure. You will work with terabytes of medical data, building systems for efficient data ingestion, indexing, ranking, and retrieval. Your responsibilities include writing and maintaining code in Elasticsearch, designing high-performance APIs, building features using Node.js and GraphQL, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring system stability and performance. You will also focus on performance optimization and stay updated on advancements in AI and search technologies. This role requires strong technical skills, experience with backend APIs, and a passion for solving complex challenges. H1 offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of professional experience
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Node.js, and Python (Mandatory)
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Working with our search infrastructure – writing and maintaining code that ingests large-scale data in Elasticsearch
• Designing and implementing high-performance APIs that serve search use cases with low latency
• Building and maintaining end-to-end features using Node.js and GraphQL, ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams – including product managers and data engineers to align on technical direction and deliver impactful features to our users
• Take ownership of the search codebase–proactively debug, troubleshoot, and resolve issues quickly to ensure stability and performance
• Consistently produce simple, elegant designs and write high-quality, maintainable code that can be easily understood and reused by teammates
• Demonstrate a strong focus on performance optimization, ensuring systems are fast, efficient, and scalable
• Communicate effectively and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI and search technologies, identifying opportunities to integrate cutting-edge capabilities into our platforms

Preferred Qualifications

Big Data technologies (e.g., Scala, Hadoop, PySpark), Golang, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, and LLMs

Benefits

• Full suite of health insurance options, in addition to generous paid time off
• Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays
• Retirement options
• Health & charitable donation stipends
• Impactful Business Resource Groups
• Flexible work hours & the opportunity to work from anywhere