Job description
Our India team is a critical product development and innovation hub for the company, with many of the company’s key products and technology initiatives created and developed by this team.
Bloomreach Search, our search and personalization product, was built and shipped out of our India office.
We are currently allowing flexibility for all our employees to work from home until it is deemed safe for us to return back to the office.
What our Backend Engineers have done:
Engineers at Bloomreach are rock-star developers who own and lead the design and development of critical technology components.
Bloomreach Product Search - industry-leading eCommerce domain search engine.
It is self-learning, has semantic understanding capabilities, and offers advanced personalization features.
Bloomreach Recommendations and Pathways - a capability that caters intelligently selected products to individual customers utilizing advanced scalable recommendation algorithms.
Distributed and highly scalable content indexing system which caters to some of the largest eCommerce retailers in the world.
Read this interesting article for milestones achieved by Bloomreach: Massively parallel crawler and parser that is able to crawl and index 3,600 QPS (~300 million pages per day).
High throughput NoSQL database and search systems which scale for billions of interactions and millions of products (you need this when you are representing 25% of all retail eCommerce experiences in the US and UK) Real-time autocomplete system which provides suggestions faster than the blink of an eye.
Distributed, highly scalable, and robust configuration management system which acts as a central repository for all Bloomreach products (because every merchant is different).
Suite of automated deployment tools that enable single click E2E testing and multi-system deployment (so everyone else can just worry about code!) Filed multiple patents in areas such as search algorithms, systems, and SEO.
Contributor to the Open Source community, be it through code, or community events, or even regular meetups What you’ll bring:
A B.Tech/M.Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field 3 to 5 years of experience building software solutions in a corporate or start up Good knowledge in data structures and algorithms Strong software designing skills Good understanding of data engineering concepts.
Experience with large-scale data processing (e.g. MapReduce, Hadoop, Spark) Good understanding of micro services Experience with developing and maintaining distributed systems at significant scale in a production environment Expert proficiency in backend first languages, such as Java or GoLang etc.
Knowledge of any one Data Warehouses like RedShift, BigQuery Knowledge of any one transaction databases like Postgres, MySql etc.
Experience in workflow management tools like Airflow is “good to have” Experience in the performance testing of applications.
Experience of working in and contribution to the Open Source community is a plus Good communication skills Your Success Story will be:
What does success look like in 30 days?
General company-related onboarding A buddy is assigned to you Onboarding into the team, which involves 2-3 weeks of training related to systems/technologies that the team works on What does success look like in 60 days?
Learning the technologies that are used in the system (if the person is already not aware) Playing around with the system Start working on small tasks/bugs (with guidance from your buddy) What does success look like in 90 days?
Continue to work on small tasks/bugs with less guidance from your buddy More things you'll like about Bloomreach:
Culture:
A great deal of freedom and trust.
At Bloomreach we don’t clock in and out, and we have neither corporate rules nor long approval processes.
This freedom goes hand in hand with responsibility.
We are interested in results from day one.
We have defined our and the 10 underlying key behaviors that we strongly believe in.
We can only succeed if everyone lives these behaviors day to day.
We've embedded them in our processes like recruitment, onboarding, feedback, personal development, performance review and internal communication.
We believe in flexible working hours to accommodate your working style.
We work remote-first with several Bloomreach Hubs available across three continents.
We organize company events to experience the global spirit of the company and get excited about what's ahead.
We encourage and support our employees to engage in volunteering activities - every Bloomreacher can take 5 paid days off to volunteer*.
The elaborates on our stellar 4.6/5 rating.
The Culture score is even higher at 4.9/5
Personal Development:
We have a People Development Program -- participating in personal development workshops on various topics run by experts from inside the company.
We are continuously developing & updating competency maps for select functions.
Our resident communication coach is available to help navigate work-related communications & decision-making challenges.* Our managers are strongly encouraged to participate in the Leader Development Program to develop in the areas we consider essential for any leader.
The program includes regular comprehensive feedback, consultations with a coach and follow-up check-ins.
Bloomreachers utilize the $1,500 professional education budget on an annual basis to purchase education products (books, courses, certifications, etc.)*
Well-being:
The Employee Assistance Program -- with counselors -- is available for non-work-related challenges.*
Subscription to Calm - sleep and meditation app.*
We organize ‘DisConnect’ days where Bloomreachers globally enjoy one additional day off each quarter, allowing us to unwind together and focus on activities away from the screen with our loved ones.
We facilitate sports, yoga, and meditation opportunities for each other.
Extended parental leave up to 26 calendar weeks for Primary Caregivers.* Compensation:
Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options are granted depending on a team member’s role, seniority, and location.*
Everyone gets to participate in the company's success through the company performance bonus.*
We offer an employee referral bonus of up to $3,000 paid out immediately after the new hire starts.
We reward & celebrate work anniversaries -- Bloomversaries!*
(*Subject to employment type.
Interns are exempt from marked benefits, usually for the first 6 months.)
Excited?
Join us and transform the future of commerce experiences!
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Our Perks and Benefits
Stock Equity Plan
One of Bloomreach’s core values is OWN.
As Bloomreach grows and becomes more valuable, we want all of our employees to have a share in the success through ownership of Bloomreach stock.
An OWNership mindset drives team members to think like true owners in how they operate in their day-to-day roles and in how we serve our customers.
Resident Coach
Our resident coach is an experienced communication and decision-making expert, available to help employees work through any personal or professional challenges.
Leadership Development Program
Managers are the key to the company’s success.
We develop our managers across several key dimensions through regular feedback surveys, mentoring, and educational resources.
Company Performance Bonus
At Bloomreach, everyone participates in the company's success—not just through stock options, but also through regular bonuses, paid out every 6 months.
DisConnect Days
We’ve learned that the boundaries between work and life have blurred.
Therefore, we provide one “DisConnect Day” each quarter, where the company shuts down so our people can enjoy time to relax and recharge.
Education Budget
Bloomreachers are granted an education stipend which renews each year.
Buy some books, take an NLP class, or join a networking group!
Required Skill Profession
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