Staff Engineer, Search - Remote

Overview

At Fullscript, we’re not just changing healthcare—we’re making it whole. We help 100,000+ healthcare practitioners support 10 million patients with a platform that delivers evidence-based health solutions, diagnostic support, and practitioner tools—all in one place.

In Short

• Lead and drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution for Fullscript’s search experience.
• Design, implement, and optimize search algorithms, indexing strategies, and relevance tuning techniques.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to develop and refine search functionality.
• Improve search ranking through techniques like vector search, learning-to-rank, synonym expansion, and query understanding.
• Solve performance issues related to search scalability, speed, and data indexing.
• Develop logging and monitoring solutions to track search performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct technical deep dives and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Drive best practices in search engineering, including A/B testing, observability, and automated evaluation.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to engineers on the Search team and beyond.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on search technologies.
• Expertise in Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or similar search engines (Solr, Algolia, etc.).
• Deep understanding of information retrieval, ranking algorithms, vector search, and query parsing.
• Experience building high-scale, production-ready search applications.
• Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP), machine learning-based ranking techniques, and AI-powered search is a plus.
• Proficiency in Ruby, Python, Java, or other relevant programming languages.
• Experience with GraphQL, TypeScript, and React is a bonus.
• Familiarity with e-commerce search, healthcare platforms, or product discovery systems is a plus.
• Passion for mentorship, collaboration, and elevating engineering excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay + Stock Options
• 401(k) savings plan with matching up to 4%
• Customizable Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision) + HSA/FSA
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• Employee discounts on Fullscript store
• Employee Assistance Program