Software Engineer, Search

Job Description

Are you passionate about building software and high-performance applications? Can you develop within a complex system? And do you have experience with Elasticsearch? Are you ready to create, optimise and enhance our search capabilities? If so, then you might be our next Software Engineer at JYSK, where you'll create intuitive and outstanding solutions for multiple areas in our organisation.

JYSK is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team of highly skilled developers within Search. As a Software Engineer you will be improving and maintaining our existing search setup and helping create new search solutions. You will be working closely together with developers and multiple teams and departments in our agile team setup to help deliver value in a fast and incremental way.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

You will join the improvement and optimization of our search infrastructure, leverage your experience and knowledge and work alongside a team of experienced developers.

Furthermore, we offer you:

• A great opportunity to develop and grow professionally and personally
• A relaxed and open-minded work environment
• Plenty of opportunities to influence the technical solution
• Several social activities during the year, including Friday bar, DHL run, summer and winter party etc.
• A well-functioning work-from-home policy

You can read more about our department here.

WHAT YOUR NEXT JOB WILL BE ABOUT

Your tasks and responsibilities in the job includes:

• Take responsibility together with other Search Engineers of our current search infrastructure, analyzing its performance and identifying areas for improvement
• Collaborate with a team of experienced developers to integrate and enhance search capabilities within our applications
• Help design and develop scalable search solutions tailored to our specific business requirements
• Optimize search performance through query optimization, index management, and relevancy ranking
• Develop tools in Node.JS to help editors improve search
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in search technologies and propose innovative ideas to enhance search functionality
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand search requirements and implement efficient search strategies

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING

• At least 3 years of professional work experience with software development
• Experience with TypeScript, Javascript, Node.js, Relational or Non-Relational Database and technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr or OpenSearch
• Experience in optimizing and improving search, query understanding, indexing, relevance ranking, and perhaps semantic search
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• A proactive approach to improving solutions and challenging the status quo
• Is eager to stay up to date with latest technologies and motivated to continuously learn new things

Additional Information

IS THIS YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY? Apply today!
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Team Leader, Kamyar Karoubian at +45 2031 3545.

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ABOUT US
We believe our employees are key to our success. That is why we strive to offer development and possibilities of growing and finding new challenges within JYSK. Since our founder, Lars Larsen, opened his first store in Denmark in 1979, JYSK has expanded our global presence with stores and web shops in countries around the world.

Our three fundamental JYSK Values – Tradesman, Colleague and Corporate Spirit – express the behaviour and attitude that we can expect from each other. We trust each other, and we believe in Empowerment and freedom with responsibility. We also take pride in rewarding engagement and a great effort among our employees. With the right attitude, opportunities abound in JYSK.

JYSK wants to include everyone, no matter the age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and experience. Together, we secure our inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. Because a great mix of minds, talents and unique personalities makes us a stronger team.

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