Python Developer (Elasticsearch / OpenSearch)

We are seeking an experienced Search Engineer with strong expertise in Elasticsearch or OpenSearch and solid backend development skills in Python. This is a hybrid role based in Kochi, requiring only two days per week in the office while offering flexibility for remote work on other days.

We are looking for an experienced Search Engineer with strong expertise in Elasticsearch or OpenSearch and solid backend development skills in Python. The ideal candidate will design and optimize search pipelines, build scalable APIs, and contribute to high-performance, cloud-enabled systems.

• Design, build, and optimize search pipelines using Elastic search

  /OpenSearch

  .
• Implement tokenisation, stemming, analysers, boosting, and query-time vs index-time strategies for better search relevance.
• Develop and maintain scalable

  APIs

  for search and related services.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security across the search ecosystem.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate search into products and platforms.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain workloads in

  AWS

  (ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFormation/CDK).
• Apply best practices in

  CI/CD

  , automated testing, and code quality.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize search and backend performance issues.
• Work in an

  Agile

  environment, actively participating in sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement.

Key Skills (Must-Have):

• Elastic-search or OpenSearch

  (Search technologies – schema design, indexing pipelines, query parsing, analyzers, clustering, replication)

• Python

  (backend/API development)

Good-to-Have Skills:

• AWS ecosystem: ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, CDK
• API Gateways and cloud-native API deployments
• CI/CD pipelines and test automation (unit, integration, performance)