Contract: Senior Software Engineer, Search Backend

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.

Last year, more than $3.3 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.

This is an engagement through Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is a global group of professionals that support Upwork’s business. Our HWS team members are located all over the world.

Work/Project Scope: 

• Deliver robust and high quality code with unit tests to power the intelligent and streamlined discovery and recommendation experience
• Work independently and with minimal supervision
• Communicate frequently and effectively in English
• Overlap for at least 3 hours a day with the Upwork team in California
• Coordinate with upstream/downstream teams

Must-Have Requirements:  

• Strong Java and Python skills
• Understanding of RESTful API
• Knowledge of CI/CD
• Indexing experience with Apache Solr or/and Elasticsearch or/and OpenSearch
• Knowledge of ML fundamentals and libraries is preferred

Upwork is proudly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   

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