Senior Software Engineer

• Software Engineer II Search & Machine LearningLocation: Bengaluru, IndiaAbout the RoleMyntras Search team is central to the user shopping experience, ensuring millions of customers can find the right products quickly and efficiently
• We drive innovation across query understanding, auto-suggestions, and ML-driven ranking algorithms to deliver personalized and highly-relevant search results at scale
• We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer II who has a strong foundation in both backend development and applied Machine Learning
• In this role, you will be a key contributor, owning the development and optimization of critical search features, and ensuring their scalability and reliability in a high-traffic production environment
• Why Join the Search Team at Myntra?Significant Impact: Your work will directly influence the core discovery experience for millions of shoppers, driving business metrics and user satisfaction
• Full-Stack Search Ownership: Take ownership of features from design to deployment across query understanding, indexing, ranking, and backend services
• Cutting-edge Technology: Work hands-on with large-scale search infrastructure (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch) and advanced ML-based ranking and personalization models
• Growth and Mentorship: Opportunity to mentor E1 engineers and contribute to technical discussions, honing your skills in distributed systems and ML engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Develop scalable and maintainable solutions for core search functionalities, including query understanding, auto-suggestions, and search ranking systems
• Develop and optimize production-ready search algorithms and ML-based relevance models to continuously improve search quality and key performance indicators
• Take ownership of features of moderate to high complexity, driving them from initial concept and design through to deployment and monitoring
• Contribute to the technical design of backend services and distributed systems to ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of the search platform
• Collaborate closely with ML scientists, product managers, and other engineering teams to translate business and relevance goals into robust technical solutions
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in ML, NLP, and search technologies and actively propose/implement continuous improvements

Requirements

• 3+ to 5 years of hands-on experience in software development, with significant experience in backend engineering and/or applied Machine Learning
• Strong expertise in Data Structures, Algorithms, and Distributed Computing
• Proficiency in a backend programming language like Java or Python is mandatory
• Proven experience working with search technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, or OpenSearch in a production environment
• Demonstrated experience in building, deploying, and monitoring ML-based solutions or high-performance, real-time backend systems
• Familiarity with system design principles, cloud platforms, and distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Kafka) is a strong plus
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering high-quality, efficient code
• Why This Role is ExcitingYou will play a pivotal role in a high-scale, real-time system processing millions of queries daily
• This is a chance to move beyond implementing features and start influencing the ''how'' and ''what'' of our technical solutions, contributing to system architecture, and advancing your career in high-impact search and ML engineering