Senior Applications Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Applicaton Engineer to join our product team. As a Senior Engineer Application, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our no-code mobile app and web application builder platform. Your primary responsibility will be to perform thorough manual testing of our applications and identify any defects or issues that may impact the user experience. Additionally, your expertise in automation testing will be an added advantage in optimizing our testing processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale back-end services in Java, integrated with OpenSearch
• Develop indexing strategies, schema mappings, and optimized query patterns for large datasets
• Support Workiva’s GenAI and RAG endpoints, enabling semantic and natural language search features
• Leverage AWS cloud infrastructure and Kafka event streaming for scalable systems
• Monitor, tune, and debug search infrastructure for performance, reliability, and accuracy
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver search-driven features that meet customer needs
• Provide mentorship through code reviews, technical guidance, and collaboration
• Lead well-scoped projects, define milestones, and improve team processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java or another JVM language (e.g., Scala, Kotlin)
• Experience with search engines such as OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Solr
• Strong understanding of indexing, query optimization, and distributed search performance
• Hands-on experience designing and scaling back-end services in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
• Kafka or other event streaming experience
• Familiarity with semantic search, embedding, or NLP techniques
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, particularly around ranking or search relevance
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in a remote-first, video-driven culture

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development
• Work From Home