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archived Sep 10, 2026About commercetools
Real innovation starts with a strong foundation, and at commercetools, that comes from the perfect balance of our product and our people. Behind every leap forward is a collective of builders, explorers, doers, makers, and problem-solvers.The kind of people who not only pioneered a more flexible approach to commerce architecture but also shaped the culture of experimentation that approach unlocked. Together, they are the engine of commerce innovation today. At commercetools, we power the next era of commerce for our customers. Whether it’s AI-driven solutions that help enterprises make smarter business decisions, bridging digital and physical shopping experiences, or enabling entirely new ways for industries to connect with their customers, we help the world’s most ambitious companies experiment, scale, and grow without limits. Here, the best idea wins, not the loudest voice. You will have the tools, trust, and space to not only build the future of commerce but to build your own.
Your Impact
As our Senior Search Engineer , you’ll support the Search Foundation Team by developing a modern, integrated search experience for our customers, providing them with a search API for product discovery and the foundations of search capabilities across domains.
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You will:
Design and implement search functionalities in a PaaS ecommerce Scala backend. Learn Scala and functional programming as your new main development tools Develop search-related libraries based on ElasticSearch and MongoDB Run and maintain a scalable search “infrastructure as code” on top of Kubernetes using terraform and multi-tenant architecture Test software components regarding usability, functionality, and performance, and work closely with Product Management and DevOps. Taking part in on-call rotation (with the worldwide distributed team) for production systems Take part in on-call rotations with a worldwide distributed team for production systems. This role is hybrid, with three days a week spent in our Munich, Berlin, London or Valencia office.