Über Scout24
Scout24 is home of ImmoScout24, Germany's #1 for real estate. With ImmoScout24 we have been revolutionizing the real estate market in Germany and Austria for more than 25 years. Our goal is to build a digital ecosystem that brings homeowners, seekers, and agents together. Finding the right home and property is one of the most important decisions in life. So is your career! #WorkingatScout24 means being part of a diverse and inclusive team of around 1100 colleagues and 58 nationalities. We embrace difference and celebrate individuality.
Aufgaben
- Own and evolve our AWS OpenSearch infrastructure that powers ImmoScout24's core search experience, optimizing for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency under heavy production load.
- Design and deliver innovative search features that solve real user problems in the real estate domain – from semantic search and AI-powered recommendations to geospatial queries, proximity-based searches, and advanced filtering capabilities.
- Architect scalable backend solutions using Java/SpringBoot, collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and frontend teams to turn product ideas into high-quality features that improve user experience and business outcomes.
- Drive technical innovation in search and AI, bringing your expertise in search-focused machine learning, applied embedding and retrieval, ranking evaluation skills, and modern search techniques to help us explore and implement cutting-edge capabilities that keep us ahead in the market.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve search system reliability and performance, using data-driven insights to identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that maintain excellent user experience at scale.
Anforderungen
- Bachelors degree in computer science or related field.
- Minimum 4-5 years of professional experience software development and at least 2 years working with AWS ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.
- Proficiency in Java and Kotlin with hands-on experience in applying modern best practices.
- Prior experience in creating and managing AWS resources and familiarity with Infrastructure as code concept.
- Business focus, coupled with the ability to critically question and challenge product managers and UX designers.
- A deep passion for machine learning and search systems and a proven record of successfully delivering high-quality products.
- Extensive experience in designing, building, testing, debugging, and optimizing code for large-scale distributed systems.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a dynamic, cross-functional team.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor and guide junior team members.
- Strong commitment to continuous learning, curiosity, and knowledge sharing within the team.
Benefits
- Competitive salary package and a bonus
- Hybrid work model with 3 days onsite per week
- 30 days of vacation per year
- Possibility to work from abroad for 10 days per year
- Relocation support
- Use of our products with a plus membership
- Dedicated learning time, online courses, and career development opportunities
- Support for families with professional childcare services
- Bring your dog to work
- Subsidized public transport or job bikes
- Commitment to sustainability and diversity