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Yelp

Senior Software Engineer – Data Backend, Search Quality

Yelp

Data-oriented Engineer focusing on enhancing backend systems for Search at Yelp. Collaborating with teams to optimize search infrastructure and contribute to next-gen search solutions.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇪 IrelandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSDistributed SystemsGraphQLJavaNoSQLPythonSQLUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build, extend, and support our backend platforms to support prototyping, testing, and scaling our Search systems.
  • Work closely with product-focused backend engineers on the team to build efficient systems for Search Annotations, Recall, and LLM-backed search experiences in general.
  • Team up with other engineering groups, such as Ads and Market Engineering, to build cohesive backend systems that support our shared visions.
  • Contribute to our next gen, smarter search roadmap, vision, and execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Fluency in an object-oriented language (like Python or Java).
  • Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL), Unix, developing within a Continuous Integration/Deployment pipeline.
  • Proficient in AWS services such as S3, Glue, Athena.
  • Skilled in building and supporting large-scale distributed systems that back a consumer app or website.
  • Expertise in building effective APIs (like REST or GraphQL).
  • Comfortable with performance analysis tools (e.g. tracers, profilers, debuggers, visualization tools).
  • Capable of working and coordinating requirements across teams.
  • Excellent documentation skills.
  • Interest or experience in developing infrastructure supporting data-intensive applications.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary, a pension scheme, and an optional employee stock purchase plan.
  • 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 with service), plus one floating holiday.
  • €150 monthly reimbursement to help cover remote working expenses.
  • €95 caregiver reimbursement to support dependent care for families.
  • Private health insurance, including dental and vision.
  • Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays.
  • Regular 3-day Hackathons, bi-weekly learning groups, and productivity spending to support and encourage your career growth.
  • Opportunities to participate in digital events and conferences.
  • €95 per month to use toward qualifying wellness expenses.
  • Quarterly team offsites.

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonJavaSQLNoSQLAWSS3GlueAthenaRESTGraphQL
Soft Skills
team collaborationcoordinationdocumentation