C++ and Java Engineers, Search Engine
Remote - Americas- Engineering & Data
About the role
Join Shopify's dynamic engineering team, where code is core and innovation drives commerce forward. As a C++ and Java Engineer, you'll craft extendable, high-performance systems that power our next-generation search engine. Your work will span from designing scalable search architectures to developing machine learning and natural language processing features that redefine industry standards. Collaborate with AI experts and data scientists to create intuitive, AI-powered search experiences that help merchants succeed at the infinite game of entrepreneurship.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement C++ and Java systems for our search engine across billions of products.
Collaborate with data scientists and AI experts to integrate machine learning and vector search technologies.
Own end-to-end delivery, from prototyping ranking algorithms to optimizing query serving in production.
Challenge status-quo and evolve scalable product-search architectures.
Solve complex information retrieval challenges with full ownership.
Qualifications:
Proven experience in designing and implementing C++ and Java systems at scale.
Strong collaboration skills, working with cross-disciplinary teams including AI and data experts.
Experience with machine learning, natural language processing, and vector search technologies.
Ability to prototype and optimize low-latency query serving for real-time applications.
Passion for challenging industry standards and driving innovation.
At Shopify, we pride ourselves on moving quickly—not just in shipping, but in our hiring process as well. If you’re ready to apply, please be prepared to interview with us within the week. Our goal is to complete the entire interview loop within 30 days. You will be expected to complete a pair programming interview, using your own IDE.
This role may require on-call work.
Ready to craft the world’s best product search and drive AI-powered commerce forward? Join us and make commerce better for everyone.
About Shopify
Opportunity is not evenly distributed. Shopify puts independence within reach for anyone with a dream to start a business. We propel entrepreneurs and enterprises to scale the heights of their potential. Since 2006, we’ve grown to over 8,300 employees and generated over $1 trillion in sales for millions of merchants in 175 countries.
This is life-defining work that directly impacts people’s lives as much as it transforms your own. This is putting the power of the few in the hands of the many, is a future with more voices rather than fewer, and is creating more choices instead of an elite option.
About you
Moving at our pace brings a lot of change, complexity, and ambiguity—and a little bit of chaos. Shopifolk thrive on that and are comfortable being uncomfortable. That means Shopify is not the right place for everyone.
- Care deeply about what you do and about making commerce better for everyone
- Excel by seeking professional and personal hypergrowth
- Keep up with an unrelenting pace (the week, not the quarter)
- Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) change
- Bring critical thought and opinion
- Use AI tools reflexively as part of your fundamental workflow
- Embrace differences and disagreement to get shit done and move forward
- Work digital-first for your daily work