Staff Engineer

Summary

Join Fullscript as a Staff Engineer, Search and partner with a technical lead to shape the technical vision, strategy, and execution of Fullscript's search experience. You will impact the roadmap, enhance search relevance and performance, and collaborate with various teams. This role demands a deep understanding of search technologies, relevance tuning, and large-scale indexing. You will mentor other engineers and guide the technical direction of our search infrastructure. Fullscript offers competitive pay, stock options, comprehensive health benefits, flexible paid time off, and parental leave, among other perks. We value innovation, growth, and work-life balance.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on search technologies
• Expertise in Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or similar search engines (Solr, Algolia, etc.)
• Deep understanding of information retrieval, ranking algorithms, vector search, and query parsing
• Experience building high-scale, production-ready search applications
• Proficiency in Ruby, Python, Java, or other relevant programming languages

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution for Fullscript’s search experience
• Design, implement, and optimize search algorithms, indexing strategies, and relevance tuning techniques
• Collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to develop and refine search functionality
• Improve search ranking through techniques like vector search, learning-to-rank, synonym expansion, and query understanding
• Solve performance issues related to search scalability, speed, and data indexing
• Develop logging and monitoring solutions to track search performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Conduct technical deep dives and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards
• Drive best practices in search engineering, including A/B testing, observability, and automated evaluation
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to engineers on the Search team and beyond

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP), machine learning-based ranking techniques, and AI-powered search
• Experience with GraphQL, TypeScript, and React
• Familiarity with e-commerce search, healthcare platforms, or product discovery systems
• Passion for mentorship, collaboration, and elevating engineering excellence

Benefits

• Competitive Pay + Stock Options
• 401(k) savings plan with matching up to 4%
• Customizable Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision) + HSA/FSA
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• Employee discounts on Fullscript store
• Employee Assistance Program