<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> We are seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our Crawler team. In this role, you will design, develop, and operate systems that ingest, process, and manage web-scale data in support of our next generation of advanced search technologies. This is a critical, high-impact engineering position, requiring expertise across both backend and frontend components of our data acquisition stack.<br/><br/><strong>Responsibilities<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Take ownership of and lead projects focused on developing large-scale web crawlers, ingestion pipelines, and data processing systems.</li><li>Build, maintain, and optimize core backend and frontend components for crawler services, including storage, retrieval, and UI dashboards for data management.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Search and Infrastructure teams to ensure the reliable, high-quality ingestion and processing of billions of web pages.</li><li>Architect and implement fullstack features and scalable distributed systems that handle high-load and real-time data operations.</li><li>Rapidly iterate, experiment with novel approaches, and continuously enhance system performance, usability, and reliability.<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Qualifications<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Minimum of 5 years of software development experience, with strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms in at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, Rust, or Go.</li><li>Experience with large-scale web crawlers is highly desirable.</li><li>Proven experience building, deploying, and optimizing high-load, distributed, and hardware-adjacent services.</li><li>Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and AWS.</li><li>Demonstrated passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable systems.<br/><br/></li></ul> </div>