Backend Engineer (m/f/d) - Search Engine - onsite in Hamburg or Berlin at ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Develop and operate a modern Search Engine backend using Node.js and TypeScript.
- Implement search and NLP-driven features to improve relevance, ranking and retrieval speed.
- Build scalable, low-latency APIs and integrate with BigQuery and BI/data platform systems.
- Collaborate with product, QA, analytics and senior developers to define architecture and ship features.
- Investigate search outcomes, propose technical fixes and improve observability and monitoring.

Requirements:
- 3+ years backend development experience and 2+ years building scalable APIs (Node.js, Python or Go).
- Practical experience with typed languages (TypeScript) and strong SQL/NoSQL knowledge.
- Proven ability to write clean, maintainable code and keep codebase quality high.
- Strong analytical skills and curiosity to dig into why search behaves a certain way and translate findings into fixes.
- Comfortable working in English within agile teams.
- Nice to have: Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, dbt, MPP warehouses (BigQuery/Redshift), Datadog, cloud (AWS/GCP), orchestration (Dagster/Airflow), distributed data processing, ML/LLM experience.

Responsibilities

You will design and implement search algorithms using NLP techniques to optimize search results for relevance and efficiency. Additionally, you will build and maintain high-traffic APIs while collaborating with cross-functional teams to launch new features.

Requirements

The role requires at least 3 years of backend development experience and 2 years of experience building scalable APIs with typed languages like TypeScript. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and proficiency in working with SQL or No-SQL databases.

Key skills

• Node.js — in 172 other listings on The Stack
• TypeScript — in 467 other listings on The Stack
• Search algorithms — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• NLP — in 26 other listings on The Stack
• Google BigQuery — in 16 other listings on The Stack
• SQL — in 545 other listings on The Stack
• No-SQL — in 11 other listings on The Stack
• API development — in 126 other listings on The Stack
• Elasticsearch
• OpenSearch
• Data modeling
• dbt
• AWS
• GCP
• Machine learning
• LLM

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG has 61 other listings on The Stack, 41 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 166 visa-sponsored jobs in Germany on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 68 visa-sponsored backend engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

Is this Backend Engineer (m/f/d) - Search Engine - onsite in Hamburg or Berlin role still open?

It was posted on 2026-04-02. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site before applying.

Does ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Hamburg, Germany. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Node.js, TypeScript, Search algorithms, NLP, Google BigQuery, SQL, No-SQL, API development, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Data modeling, dbt, AWS, GCP, Machine learning, LLM.