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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Search)

Highspot

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Location:
India, Hyderabad

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Category:
IT - Software Development

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Not provided

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Job Description:

As a Senior Engineering Manager – Search, you will lead and inspire a talented team of backend and search engineers responsible for evolving Highspot’s core search & recommendation capabilities. You’ll drive innovation in search relevance, ranking, recommendations, and large-scale data systems that power discovery across the Highspot platform. This role requires a blend of technical depth, strategic thinking, and people leadership. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners in Product, Design, and Data Science to ensure Highspot continues to deliver fast, intelligent, and delightful search experiences for our customers worldwide.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of search and backend engineers focused on high-impact, scalable search solutions
  • Own the technical vision for search architecture combining traditional and vector based, including relevance, ranking models, and distributed indexing systems
  • Drive execution excellence — set goals, manage delivery timelines, and ensure consistent progress against engineering objectives
  • Collaborate with Product and Data Science to translate customer and business needs into measurable search and content recommendation improvements
  • Optimize and scale our enterprise search stack (Lucene, Solr, ZooKeeper, or similar technologies) to support massive data volumes
  • Oversee the design and delivery of highly available distributed services and RESTful APIs integrated into Highspot’s platform
  • Partner with DevOps to ensure reliability, observability, and performance across multiple data centers
  • Champion AI-driven enhancements to improve personalization, ranking, and search recommendations
  • Foster a culture of quality, inclusion, and accountability, emphasizing mentorship, continuous learning, and technical excellence
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure alignment between platform strategy and product outcomes, including stakeholder communication and risk management

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams, with a proven record of developing and scaling backend or search systems
  • 7+ years of total software development experience with cloud-native SaaS platforms
  • Strong background in search & recommendation technologies such as Lucene, Solr, Opensearch, Elasticsearch, RAG, or similar frameworks
  • Deep understanding of enterprise search architecture, schema design, and relevance tuning
  • Proven success building REST APIs, distributed systems, and integrating services using AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Experience with object-oriented and functional programming languages, such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Ruby
  • Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts for ranking, personalization, or content recommendations
  • Track record of attracting and developing diverse talent, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills able to balance technical depth with strategic decision-making

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience hands-on experience to design and build scalable, high-quality customer-facing software

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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