Job description

We’re looking for a strong backend engineer with a product mindset to join our Search & Match team, building scalable systems that power discovery, ranking, and matching. This role is primarily backend, though full stack experience is a big plus. You’ll use data and AI to improve relevance and outcomes for millions of users, and you’ll lead AI-driven initiatives from concept to production, owning them end to end. You’ll partner with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features and improve performance. What You’ll Be Working On • Lead AI initiatives end to end, from identifying the opportunity and designing the solution through delivery, measurement, and iteration • Build, maintain, and enhance high-volume, scalable backend systems • Contribute to the evolution of our platform, including breaking down monolithic components into microservices • Partner with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions • Collaborate with internal teams to design, implement, and improve services • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback • Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability • Work with QA to ensure high-quality releases • Continuously identify opportunities to improve system performance and developer experience • Build systems that use data and AI to improve search relevance and matching quality • 5–7+ years of professional software engineering experience • Proven experience using AI/ML in production (or applying AI tools and LLMs to real products) and driving those initiatives from start to finish • Demonstrated ownership: comfortable taking ambiguous problems and driving them to measurable outcomes • Strong experience with Java, Spring (Boot, MVC, Security), Kafka, Docker, SQL, and Hibernate • Experience building backend services using microservices architecture and designing scalable, distributed systems • Strong fundamentals in APIs, data modeling, and system design • Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) • Experience with caching (e.g., Elasticache) and search technologies (Solr / Elasticsearch) • Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., S3, Lambda, Step Functions, CDK, KMS) • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and modern development practices • Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment Nice to Have • Full stack experience (e.g., React, TypeScript) and the ability to deliver features across the stack • Experience with GraphQL, Kubernetes, gRPC, or modern observability tools • Familiarity with Go or Node.js • Experience with DynamoDB or other NoSQL solutions Company Overview: Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Work Environment: Hybrid Preferred out of our Dallas or Austin offices - We are in the office Monday, Wednesday & Thursday PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Care does NOT hire in any of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Vermont. Salary Range: $150,000 to $170,000. The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care.com’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). #LI-Remote

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What You’ll Be Working On
Lead AI initiatives end to end, from identifying the opportunity and designing the solution through delivery, measurement, and iteration
Build, maintain, and enhance high-volume, scalable backend systems
Contribute to the evolution of our platform, including breaking down monolithic components into microservices
Partner with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Collaborate with internal teams to design, implement, and improve services
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability
Work with QA to ensure high-quality releases
Continuously identify opportunities to improve system performance and developer experience
Build systems that use data and AI to improve search relevance and matching quality
5–7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven experience using AI/ML in production (or applying AI tools and LLMs to real products) and driving those initiatives from start to finish
Demonstrated ownership: comfortable taking ambiguous problems and driving them to measurable outcomes
Strong experience with Java, Spring (Boot, MVC, Security), Kafka, Docker, SQL, and Hibernate
Experience building backend services using microservices architecture and designing scalable, distributed systems
Strong fundamentals in APIs, data modeling, and system design
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Nice-to-haves

Full stack experience (e.g., React, TypeScript) and the ability to deliver features across the stack
Experience with GraphQL, Kubernetes, gRPC, or modern observability tools
Familiarity with Go or Node.js
Experience with DynamoDB or other NoSQL solutions
Work Environment: Hybrid Preferred out of our Dallas or Austin offices - We are in the office Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

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Health Insurance

401k

Pto

Paid Time Off