Senior Java Search Engineer – Elasticsearch/OpenSearch (f/m/d)

Stellenbeschreibung:

Senior Java Search Engineer – Elasticsearch/OpenSearch (f/m/d)

kfzteile24 GmbH is Germany's leading digital company for car parts and automotive equipment. As a Berlin-based multichannel company, we own successful online shops like kfzteile24.de, autoteile24.de and carpardoo in multiple European countries. We are Germany's best-known brand in the online aftermarket, offering expert advice, a wide range of products and fast, reliable deliveries.

Overview

As a Senior Java Search Engineer - Elasticsearch/OpenSearch (f/m/d), you will join our cross-functional team responsible for the search engine powering our e-commerce platform. You will help build and continuously improve a high-performance, highly available, and automotive-aware search solution that enables customers to find the right part. You will work with developers, product owners, QA and DevOps to design, implement, and optimize search services based on Java, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch and AWS.

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable search functionalities and services in Java
Own end-to-end the lifecycle of search features: from design to deployment
Ensure high availability and low latency under high traffic conditions
Tune and extend OpenSearch and Elasticsearch capabilities for our use cases (vehicle-fitment search, attribute-based filtering, sorting)
Collaborate on API and data model design to support efficient, relevant and personalized search results
Contribute to architectural discussions and code reviews
Monitor, benchmark and improve search performance
Ensure testability, observability and maintainability of the search systems
Share knowledge and mentor other engineers

Qualifications

5+ years in software engineering with strong backend and Java/JVM focus
Expertise in search technologies (OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene)
Strong understanding of search relevance, indexing, querying, and performance tuning
Experience with high-load & large-scale distributed systems, REST APIs and microservices
Skilled in cloud environments and containers (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
Pragmatic and collaborative mindset, strong communication skills (English required, German a plus)

Benefits

Permanent employment contract and 30 days vacation
Possibility of home office 3 days a week
Internal and external training opportunities
Up to 50% employee discount in our branches and workshops
Various health and sport offers (e.g. Bike-Leasing, VDU glasses)
Additional benefits such as language courses via Babbel, company pension plan, corporate benefits

How to apply

If you would like to be part of our IT-Team, apply for the position stating salary expectations and earliest starting date. For questions, contact Irina Ring at . Applications via our online portal only; postal or email applications will not be considered.