Backend and Data Engineer – Search Platform

Overview

Key Responsibilities

Shift: 5 hours overlap with PST.

 Build and optimize data pipelines to extract and transform metadata from PDFs,

documents, and other unstructured formats using OCR tools (Textract, Tesseract).

 Integrate image/video/audio analysis pipelines using tools such as OpenCV, Rekognition,

and Whisper.

 Index structured and unstructured content using Elasticsearch or OpenSearch for fast,

scalable search.

 Design and implement RESTful APIs for client access to the indexed data.

 Implement initial support for semantic and vector search using FAISS or Weaviate (as

applicable).

 Ensure tenant-specific data isolation, access control, and search result relevance.

Relevant Experience & Qualifications

 3–6 years of experience in backend development and/or data engineering roles.

 Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), with experience in building APIs and

ETL pipelines.

 Hands-on experience with search indexing and retrieval using Elasticsearch or similar

tools.

 Experience handling and processing unstructured data (text, image, video).

 Familiarity with vector-based search techniques and libraries.

 Experience with AWS and containerized deployment (Docker, ECS, Lambda, etc.) is a

plus.

 Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a small, focused team aligned to tight

delivery timelines.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹2,200,000.00 - ₹2,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• US shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus

Application Question(s):

• Are you an immediate joiner?
• What is your notice period?

Experience:

• Back-end development: 5 years (Preferred)
• Data Engineering: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote