Backend / Search Engineer

Bitrefill is the leading crypto e-commerce site worldwide, we make it easy for people to live on crypto around the world, fostering a circular economy that allows people to opt out from the traditional banking systems and embrace freedom!

Your Mission

We are looking for a Backend / Search Engineer to help us build and refine our product discovery experience, making it faster, smarter, and more intuitive.

Backend Engineers without search experience are also welcome to apply**!** This is a perfect opportunity if you're willing to learn and specialize in search. If you already have experience with that, that’s definitely a plus!

Our Tech Stack

• Typesense

• Node.js/TypeScript

• MongoDB, MySQL

• Amazon AWS, Kubernetes

Your Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize internal search of our e-commerce platform and internal tools 

• Improve search relevance, ranking algorithms, and performance of product search

• Develop and maintain search-related APIs and backend services. 

• Implement features like autocomplete, filters, sorting, and typo tolerance

• Analyze search logs and user behavior to guide improvements

• Monitor and optimize search infrastructure for speed, scalability and maintainability

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate search solutions into our platform

• Develop and maintain backend systems for crypto payments using Node.js/TypeScript 

• Implement new supplier and third party integrations

You Bring With You

• 3+ years of backend experience, ideally with a focus on search working with Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Apache Lucene, Solr, or similar

• Experience in e-commerce platforms or similar

• Solid understanding of ranking, indexing, and structured search.

• Hands-on experience with search query performance optimization and scalability strategies.

• Ability to deploy, monitor, and optimize production search services.**It's a plus if you have:**

• Experience with our stack, mainly in Node.js/TypeScript and/or Python, but also Mongo, Typesense

• Familiarity with vector search, embeddings, NLP, and AI-driven search enhancements

We Offer

You'll become part of a fast-paced workplace and a talented team with high ambitions for a world where crypto is money for everyday use.  Bitrefill believes in the freedom to work remotely and in offering our team members flexibility - we've build our entire business around this. On top of that, we offer various perks to make your experience with us the best it can be!

• Biannual team retreats

• Freedom to work from anywhere

• Option to get paid in crypto

• Laptop with accessories

• Workspace Allowance

• Wellness Allowance

• Educational Allowance

• 25 paid vacation days

• Paid parental leave

• Global Health Insurance