Jun 11, 2026 Oct 20, 2026

Senior Backend Engineer (Search)

Jun 11, 2026 Oct 20, 2026

ClickUp Senior Backend Engineer (Search)

ClickUp is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Search Engineer to join our team and help revolutionize our search capabilities
As a key member of our engineering team, you’ll be responsible for optimizing and enhancing our search functionality, which is a critical feature of our platform and underpins our AI efforts
As a Senior Engineer on the Search squad, you’ll be responsible for designing, optimizing, and scaling our search infrastructure
You’ll work with OpenSearch / ElasticSearch technologies to ensure users can instantly find exactly what they need across their workspace
Your expertise will directly contribute to making ClickUp the most intuitive and responsive productivity platform available
Design and implement robust search solutions that scale with our rapidly growing user base
Improve search relevance, accuracy, and speed to deliver the most relevant results to users at blazing fast speeds
Improve out real-time indexing pipelines to ensure search results remain up-to-date
Create measurement frameworks to evaluate and improve search quality
Build and enhance vector search capabilities to power next-generation search experiences
Collaborate with AI, backend, and product teams to integrate search into new features
Troubleshoot complex search-related issues at scale

Strong expertise in search technologies, particularly OpenSearch / ElasticSearch
Proven ability to optimize query parsing, indexing, and relevance tuning for search systems
5+ years of experience as a search engineer or in a directly related role
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience measuring and optimizing search quality
Experience with high-volume, distributed data processing systems
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams
At ClickUp, we assess every candidate based on the potential impact they can have. We hire the best people for the job and support each person’s journey to build their boldest career
Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply!
Hands-on experience with vector embeddings and semantic search implementations
Track record of architecting search solutions that maintain performance under heavy load
Experience with TypeScript in backend systems
Experience applying machine learning and NLP to enhance search relevance
Knowledge of information retrieval concepts and search evaluation metrics

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