Infrastructure Engineer (Search)

Ceramic.ai

$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in building distributed systems at scale
  • Extensive knowledge of search infrastructure
  • Expertise in caching strategies, sharding, and replication techniques
  • Proven ability to optimize for low-latency and high-throughput workloads
  • Proficiency with cloud infrastructure services
  • Solid coding skills in C++
  • Hands-on experience in system design focusing on uptime and reliability

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain distributed search infrastructure across regions
  • Optimize query routing and load balancing strategies
  • Build caching layers to maximize efficiency without sacrificing data freshness
  • Implement monitoring and alerting systems to detect performance issues early
  • Scale index management to efficiently handle billions of documents
  • Ensure system availability and disaster recovery capabilities

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees; 90% for dependents
  • Employer-sponsored 401k plan with Fidelity
  • 3 weeks of full company shut down annually
  • Daily lunches provided in the office
  • Free office snacks available
  • Flexible work schedule options
  • Breathtaking office views of the mountains
  • Work-from-home stipend for office equipment, cell phone, and wifi
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Complimentary parking for employees
Full Job Description
About the Role

You'll help build and scale the distributed systems that already make Ceramic.ai fast. Our customers will expect fast response times, and you'll ensure we deliver that consistently while handling growing query volumes.

What You'll Do
  • Design and maintain distributed search infrastructure across multiple regions
  • Optimize query routing, load balancing, and failover strategies
  • Build caching layers that maximize hit rates without sacrificing freshness
  • Implement monitoring and alerting to catch performance degradations early
  • Scale our index management to handle billions of documents efficiently
  • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities

What We're Looking For
  • 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
  • Deep experience with search infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of caching strategies, sharding, and replication
  • Experience optimizing for low-latency, high-throughput workloads
  • Proficiency with cloud infrastructure
  • C++ proficiency
  • Deep hands on coding experience
  • Understand the importance of uptime and propose designs that show this awareness.

Benefits
  • 100% medical/dental/vision insurance coverage, 90% for dependents
  • Employer sponsored 401k w Fidelity
  • 3 weeks of full office shut down
  • Daily lunch when in office
  • Free office snacks
  • Flexible schedule
  • Great office views of the mountains
  • WFH stipend for office, cell phone & wifi
  • Generous time off
  • Free parking

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