Search Engineer

Creator

IQ is the AI-native operating system for creator-led growth trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies.

We’re on a mission to make businesses more human, and humans more impactful. We operate by our values — be intentional, pursue excellence every day, embrace the journey together, and be a good human — every day. Creator

IQ has earned the title of best companies to work for in multiple programs, including Built In LA and NY, was named a Leader by The Forrester New Wave™:
Influencer Marketing Solutions, and recognized by G2 as a Leader, Best Customer Relationship, G2 Top 100 Fastest-Growing Products, and rated 5 stars on Influencer Marketing Hub. We operate in a flexible work model that combines both in-person and remote work to boost collaboration, enhance innovation, and adapt to individual work styles.

We're seeking passionate, innovative minds to join our journey. Be a part of our dynamic team and let's transform the industry together!

As a Staff Search Engineer, you’ll help lead the design and ongoing evolution of Creator

IQ’s real-time search platform — the core system that enables creator discovery across 30M profiles and billions of posts. You’ll architect and maintain Elasticsearch clusters, develop high-performance APIs in Go, and ensure the platform remains scalable, reliable, and responsive at large scale.

This role blends hands‑on development with supportive technical leadership, contributing to architecture decisions and offering guidance to engineers as they build a fast, dependable, and impactful search experience for our clients.

Go, Typescript, Elastic, AWS (Cloudwatch, SQS, Lambdas), MSSQL, AWS Redshift

United Kingdom

• Engage in back‑end development to meet our product's evolving needs, ensuring robust, scalable, and high‑performance solutions.
• Contribute to all stages of the product lifecycle, from conception to deployment, refinement, and scaling.
• Design, implement, and maintain Elastic Search environments, aligning with the product’s performance and scalability requirements.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, architects, and other team members to deeply understand and address user needs and business objectives.
• Uphold high standards in software development with a focus on clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Participate actively in code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous refinement of our development processes.
• Foster a culture of ownership where team members feel empowered and accountable for their contributions.

• 7-10+ years of software development experience with a strong background in computer science
• 3+ years of recent Elastic Search experience or similar
• Capability to design and work with complex systems and high-load services.
• In‑depth knowledge of Elastic Search and familiarity with AWS infrastructure.
• Proven experience in Golang development or a strong willingness to learn and adapt.
• Solid foundation in computing theory, including OOP principles, database theory (RDBMS, No
  
  SQL), and network interactions.
• Experience with REST API development, web application frameworks, testing frameworks, and version control systems (GIT).
• Proficiency in Python, PHP, or JavaScript (Node.js), Java, particularly in building scalable, high-load services.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and Agile development methodologies.
• Practical communication skills in English for working in an international team environment.

• Background in Laravel, Symfony Framework, or other significant frameworks is a plus.
• Experience or certifications in cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of orchestration and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• A passion for continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest industry trends.

Be part of a team where innovation, user‑centric design, and collaboration are at the core of everything we do. Help us build not just outstanding products, but a remarkable experience for our users.

Creator

IQ is the AI-native operating system for creator‑led growth. Trusted by more than 1,300 global…