Senior C++ Developer - Indexing Engine

The expert behind our proprietary C++ indexing technology Could your next optimization improve how millions of pieces of content become searchable? As a Senior C++ Developer on our indexing team, you'll help evolve the core technology powering Coveo’s indexing and search engine. You'll work on large-scale systems where performance, scalability, and reliability matter every day, helping shape the technologies behind our AI-powered search experiences. As one of our Senior C++ Developers, you will: . Design, develop, and optimize modern C++ code for Coveo’s indexing and search engine technologies. Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of core indexing algorithms and infrastructure. Work on low-level systems challenges involving memory management, concurrency, data structures, distributed processing, and high-throughput indexing. Analyze existing systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make our engine faster and more efficient. Contribute to the architecture of new core indexing capabilities that support Coveo’s search and AI-powered experiences. Collaborate with engineering, data science, and product teams to transform complex search requirements into robust engine-level capabilities. Here is what will qualify you for the role: A minimum of about 5 years of experience in software development with C++, with familiarity with C++17 or newer as a strong asset. Strong experience building performant, reusable, scalable, and maintainable code in complex systems. A solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and systems-level performance considerations. Resourcefulness, a growth mindset, and a track record of solving complex technical problems. What would make you stand out: Experience building large-scale indexing, search, or information retrieval systems. Experience optimizing C++ applications for latency, throughput, or memory efficiency. Experience developing cloud-hosted distributed systems. Familiarity with vector search, AI-powered search, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Vespa, or similar technologies. Do you think you can bring this role to life? Send us your application, we want to hear from you! Join the Coveolife! We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background. This job description was written by humans, assisted by AI. We may leverage technology in our hiring process to help us see the person behind the resume. Coveo is committed to providing accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any point during the recruitment process, please contact HR@Coveo.com to discuss your needs.