Job Description
If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere. Who we are: ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. Our network of brands include ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services. At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer: Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability. Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D. All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire. Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs. Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company. Retirement planning through the Company's RRSP. The Role We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer who would thrive on being accountable for our Search infrastructure: its scalability, reliability, and data resiliency. We don't just need someone who knows how to write a complex query; we need a battle-scarred Distributed Systems expert who understands the deep internals of Elasticsearch and who has a deep toolbox for analyzing, monitoring, alerting, and quickly resolving critical issues as they arise. You know exactly how Elasticsearch fails, why it fails under load, and how to architect a topology that prevents it. Because our search ecosystem doesn't exist in a vacuum, you will also own the architectural connective tissue—ensuring our service layers and event-based ecosystem interact with Search flawlessly. As a Staff Engineer, you will set the technical standard, drive systemic reliability, and mentor senior engineers across the organization.
