Constructor is the next-generation platform for search and discovery in ecommerce, built to explicitly optimize for metrics like revenue, conversion rate, and profit. Our search engine is entirely invented in-house utilizing transformers and generative LLMs, and we use its core and personalization capabilities to power everything from search itself to recommendations to shopping agents. Engineering is by far our largest department, and we’ve built our proprietary engine to be the best on the market, having never lost an A/B test to a competitive technology. We’re passionate about maintaining this and work on the bleeding edge of AI to do so.
Out of necessity, our engine is built for extreme scale and powers over 1 billion queries every day across 150 languages and roughly 100 countries. It is used by some of the biggest ecommerce companies in the world like Sephora, Under Armour, and Petco.
We’re a passionate team who love solving problems and want to make our customers’ and coworkers’ lives better. We value empathy, openness, curiosity, continuous improvement, and are excited by metrics that matter. We believe that empowering everyone in a company to do what they do best can lead to great things.
Constructor is a U.S. based company that has been in the market since 2019. It was founded by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick who still lead the company today.
Job Description
The Constructor Data Platform is a foundational component for all internal data and ML teams. It handles the ingestion of over 2 TB of compressed events daily and manages over 6 PB of data in our data lake.
The Data Platform:
Our platform is developed by the Data Lake Team and the Data Infrastructure Team.
About the Data Lake Team
We're hiring a Senior Data Engineer to work on our Data Lake Team. Here is what we doing day to day:
Requirements
Nice to have
Your primary focus will be on building and operating various data platform components (data quality, data pipelines, infrastructure, monitoring), with opportunities to contribute to API services and LLM-powered analytics tools. You’ll work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and analytics teams to understand their needs, gather feedback, and improve platform reliability and usability. Here are some of the projects you may be involved with:
Benefits
At Constructor.io we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group.
Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. Our primary interest is in finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of our listed qualifications.