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Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform - Backend

Turo · San Francisco · On-site

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About Turo

Book a car rental on Turo, skip the rental counter. From EVs and trucks to luxury vehicles, find the right car for your trip. Free cancellation on most trips. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and GV.

About the role

For this role, the target base salary range in San Francisco is $182,000–$228,000 annually. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. In general, our ranges reflect the market-based target for new hire salaries based on the level and location of the role. Within the range, individual pay is determined by objective factors assessed during the application and interview process, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience working with ML-based ranking infrastructure
  • Strong communicator - Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you
More about this role

Turo's Search Platform is looking for brilliant Staff, Software Engineer who have a passion for consumer products and want to join an energetic team that is changing the way people think about travel.

We ship code daily, A/B test extensively, and have a primary role in creating the product from inception to implementation. There's much to do, and you'll be responsible for making some real cool stuff happen. Our APIs, internal services, and web apps are at the core of our stable of software that's reinventing mobility.

  • You will build scalable, low-latency, highly available distributed systems that power and evolve the infrastructure behind our Search Platform.
  • You will collaborate extensively with product management, design, and engineers to develop product features that drive our metrics.
  • You will produce high-quality maintainable code, test it, collaboratively review it and ship it.
  • You will identify areas to improve and scale our architecture and application design.
  • You will develop tools and utilities to diagnose and fix problems.
  • Ensure proper technical design and documentation.
  • Work efficiently in a constantly changing and growing environment where the process...

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