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A Digital Transformation Company
Python Engineer – Core Search Platform
Location
California
Posted
67 days ago
Salary
$90 - $120 / hour
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Python Engineer – Core Search Platform
Ole & Lena Digital
• Architect low-latency Python services supporting core search • Optimize indexing and ranking pipelines • Improve query response times at scale • Design concurrency strategies for performance-critical systems • Influence system-level architectural decisions • Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical standards • Bridge ML-driven ranking systems with production-grade infrastructure
Job Requirements
- Has 8+ years of Python engineering in production
- Understands CPython internals and performance trade-offs
- Has optimized systems around GIL, async I/O, multiprocessing
- Has built high-throughput services serving millions of users
- Has architected distributed systems end-to-end
- Can debug performance issues at memory and execution level
- Has operated at Staff or Principal level with architectural ownership
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