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

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.

Data protection

For more information on data processing, see our data protection declaration.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

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