Staff Backend Engineer, Faire

Search

$171-262k

Salary is applicable to California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Washington based candidates only and is partially dependent on location. This role will also be eligible for equity

Java

Elasticsearch

Kotlin

MySQL

Lucene

Semantic

Guice

Hibernate

JSON

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Online wholesale marketplace

Job no longer available

Online wholesale marketplace

1001+ employees

RetailB2BMarketplaceSustainabilityConsumer GoodseCommerce

Job no longer available

$171-262k

Salary is applicable to California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Washington based candidates only and is partially dependent on location. This role will also be eligible for equity

Java

Elasticsearch

Kotlin

MySQL

Lucene

Semantic

Guice

Hibernate

JSON

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

RetailB2BMarketplaceSustainabilityConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To empower brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of industry experience with search/query processing for product development
Experience with traditional, semantic, and hybrid search frameworks (e.g. Elasticsearch, Lucene, Solr, FAISS)
Experience using machine learning systems for search
Experience with search indexing and/or ETL pipeline systems
Strong programming skills, including experience with the following
Kotlin, Java 16
JUnit, Hibernate, Guice, Jersey
HTTP, JSON, and Protocol Buffers
MySQL
An excitement and willingness to learn new tools and techniques
The ability to contribute to team strategy without supervision
Strong communication skills and the ability to work with others in a closely collaborative team environment

What the job involves

As a leading technical member of the Search Back-end Infra team, this role will be responsible for developing next generation Search at Faire, unlocking new search retrieval and ranking applications while meeting industry benchmarks for the latency of our search experience
You’ll be able to work on cutting-edge search query and understanding problems combining a wide variety of data about our retailers, brands and products
You want to leverage machine learning to help local retailers and independent brands succeed
You want to be a foundational team member of a fast growing company
You like to solve challenging problems related to a two-sided marketplace

Our take

Faire is helping retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores, pairing independent brands with retailers. The company connects two million retailers globally to hundreds of thousands of brands across the globe.

In addition to a large catalog, the company attracts smaller retailers by offering net 60-day terms and free returns to boost confident buying at unpredictable times. Faire has seen impressive growth, reporting 300% year-on-year volume growth and a valuation of over $12.6B following its most recent tranche of funding from Shopify.

This investment is funding its continuing expansion into European and Australian markets, while accelerating product development, focusing on its OS for wholesale. It is also hiring talent globally as it takes aim at becoming a kind of Amazon for local and indie brands that want to sell globally.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

109% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.45)

Trustpilot (4.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)

May 2022

$416m

SERIES G

Nov 2021

$400m

SERIES G

Total funding: $1.5bn

Company benefits

Comprehensive healthcare: Including Health, Dental, Vision and Disability for all our locations.
Time off: Paid time off, holidays and company-wide "Faire Fundays".
Parental leave: Generous parental and family leave, as well as fertility support benefits.
Productivity support: Monthly stipends to help cover work from home connectivity needs.
Annual learning grant: For personal and professional development, as well as unlimited access to training courses through LinkedIn Learning.
Thoughtfully designed spaces: All of our offices have been designed with local in mind – from our architects to our coffee blends.
Fitness and well-being benefits: Including monthly credit towards your wellness-related programmes.
Mental health benefits: Including free access to Modern Health therapists and resources.
Charitable matching: Faire will match up to £250 of your charity donations, every year.
Career planning: Whether you want to grow as a leader, hone your craft or explore a new discipline, our career framework allows space for you to explore.

Company HQ

Mission District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Max Rhodes

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously an Advisor at Blunt Umbrellas and a Director of Consumer Product at Square.

Marcelo Cortes

(Co-Founder 7 Chief Architect)

Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Prior to that, they co-founded FreePoint Inc.

Jeff Kolovson

(Co-Founder & COO)

Previously an Operations Lead at Square. Prior to that, they were a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Co.

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