Seismic is hiring a Software Engineer I - Backend - AI Interfaces to contribute to the development and maintenance of backend systems that power their web application, including search, content discovery, and AI capabilities.

Company: Seismic

Role: Software Engineer I - Backend - AI Interfaces

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Experience:

1+ years of experience in software engineering, with experience contributing to backend systems, microservices, or data-driven applications

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Role Focus: • Distributed Systems Development: Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of backend systems and services supporting search functionality, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability • Search & Algorithm Support: Assist in implementing search and/or AI-related features, including indexing, retrieval, and ranking logic, to improve search accuracy and efficiency • Integration: Collaborate with engineers, AI partners, and product teams to integrate search and AI-driven capabilities across the Seismic platform • Performance Tuning: Participate in monitoring and performance tuning efforts, identifying routine bottlenecks and applying guided improvements to ensure acceptable query latency • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, including product managers, frontend engineers, and UX designers, to support seamless search experiences • Continuous Improvement: Learn and apply new tools, technologies, and best practices related to search, backend development, and AI systems

Nice to have:

Full-stack experience and experience with React web applications
Exposure to Redis or other caching technologies
Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and microservice-based architectures
Working knowledge of automated testing practices
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code
Exposure to event-driven architectures with tools such as Kafka
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and modern development pipelines
Experience with DDD concepts or feature toggles
Exposure to monitoring or operational tools such as New Relic, Snowflake, Ansible, or Nginx
Familiarity with Python
Interest or exposure to search or information retrieval systems
RAG/generative AI, conversational AI, agents, LLMs
Familiarity with search platforms such as Elasticsearch, Apache Solr, or similar
Basic understanding of text processing, semantic search, or AI-driven features
SaaS Knowledge: Experience working on SaaS applications or cloud-hosted services
Scrum and JIRA experience

More skills:

object-oriented programming, unit testing, web services, Redis, microservice-based architectures, automated testing practices, Infrastructure as Code, event-driven architectures, CI/CD concepts, DDD concepts, feature toggles, monitoring or operational tools

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Seismic is committed to building an inclusive workplace that ignites growth for our employees and creates a culture of belonging that allows all employees to be seen and valued for who they are
At Seismic, we’re committed to providing benefits and perks for the whole self
Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law

Software Engineer I - Backend - AI Interfaces

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