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Senior Backend Engineer - Ranking Systems (all genders) @ ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

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Shape how millions of users see products by blending ML model outputs with business logic (like campaign boosts or sponsored items)Build and own our high-throughput ranking engine ("Spotsetter") to ensure fast, deterministic, and fair product sortingDesign reliable batch write pipelines that stream data from BigQuery straight into high-performance relational stores like Postgres and MySQLDevelop low-latency serving APIs with Fastify and Node.js/TypeScriptWork closely with data engineers, product managers, and commercial teams to make data-driven ranking decisionsArchitectural freedom: collaborate with our Tech Lead, bring in your own ideas, and keep our codebase clean You love digging into ranking problems, taking deep ownership of a product, and seeing your changes move real business metrics5+ years of experience with backend systems (Node.js/TypeScript preferred, but we welcome fast learners from Java, Go, or Kotlin)Strong hands-on SQL knowledge (Postgres/MySQL schema design, query optimization, and batch operations beyond basic ORMs)Good algorithmic intuition for sorted data, deduplication, latency trade-offs, and constraint logicYou're excited to bridge backend engineering and ML by serving model scores or ranking data in live systemsClear communication skills in English and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindsetNice to Have

Experience with job queues (BullMQ, Redis) or batch processing pipelinesExposure to cloud tooling (AWS Step Functions, CDK, GCP/BigQuery)Background in e-commerce, sponsored products, or ad-tech systemsCuriosity about learning-to-rank algorithms Your perks at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

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Product & TechEngineeringMid-Senior LevelInternet

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