As a Search Engineer at DeviantArt, you will join our core engineering team to design, develop, and maintain the search infrastructure powering discovery for millions of users. You will focus on the product application of search—working directly on ranking, query analysis, and system integration—while collaborating with data science teams to deliver high-quality features at scale using modern systems like Vespa. Design, build, and optimize core search and indexing systems utilizing technologies like Vespa and managed AWS services Develop and implement sophisticated algorithms for search relevance, ranking, and personalization Work extensively within the Vespa framework to develop application packages, custom components, and deployment strategies Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and front-end engineers to translate insights into impactful search features Monitor, troubleshoot, and fine-tune search performance and system stability using AWS observability tools ...