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Infrastructure Engineer (Search)

Ceramic.ai
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Mountain View, CA, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role involves building and scaling distributed systems at Ceramic.ai to ensure fast response times and handle growing query volumes.
  • Candidates should have 4+ years of experience in building distributed systems at scale and possess deep knowledge of search infrastructure.
  • Key responsibilities include designing distributed search infrastructure, optimizing query routing, and implementing monitoring for performance.
  • C++ proficiency and a strong understanding of caching strategies, sharding, and replication are essential for this position.
  • The company offers a competitive salary along with benefits such as 100% medical coverage, a 401k plan, and generous time off.

About the Role

You'll help build and scale the distributed systems that already make Ceramic.ai fast. Our customers will expect fast response times, and you'll ensure we deliver that consistently while handling growing query volumes.

What You'll Do

  • Design and maintain distributed search infrastructure across multiple regions
  • Optimize query routing, load balancing, and failover strategies
  • Build caching layers that maximize hit rates without sacrificing freshness
  • Implement monitoring and alerting to catch performance degradations early
  • Scale our index management to handle billions of documents efficiently
  • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities

What We're Looking For

  • 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
  • Deep experience with search infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of caching strategies, sharding, and replication
  • Experience optimizing for low-latency, high-throughput workloads
  • Proficiency with cloud infrastructure
  • C++ proficiency
  • Deep hands on coding experience 
  • Understand the importance of uptime and propose designs that show this awareness.

Benefits

  • 100% medical/dental/vision insurance coverage, 90% for dependents
  • Employer sponsored 401k w Fidelity 
  • 3 weeks of full office shut down
  • Daily lunch when in office 
  • Free office snacks 
  • Flexible schedule 
  • Great office views of the mountains 
  • WFH stipend for office, cell phone & wifi 
  • Generous time off 
  • Free parking 



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