Highspot · 6 days ago
Sr. Principal Software Engineer – Search & Recommendation
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$277K/yr - $342K/yr
8+ years expHighspot is pioneering the category that is fundamentally changing the way companies increase sales productivity. They are seeking a Sr. Principal Search & Recommendation Engineer to lead the design and evolution of intelligent systems that power discovery and personalization across the Highspot platform.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareSales AutomationSales EnablementSoftware
Hiring Manager
🌀 Namdeep Kaur Toor
Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end development of modern search and recommendation systems, from architecture to production deployment
Drive technical strategy and innovation in search relevance, personalized ranking, semantic search, and ML-powered retrieval/grounding
Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to define and deliver intelligent user experiences
Influence platform-level decisions on data pipelines, experimentation frameworks, and performance optimization
Mentor engineers, foster technical excellence, and promote a culture of learning and innovation
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience building and scaling search or recommendation systems in production environments
Deep expertise in information retrieval, ranking algorithms, collaborative filtering, and/or neural search techniques
Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala; experience with ML and IR frameworks such as Elasticsearch, FAISS, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
Familiarity with LLMs, embeddings, and modern vector search infrastructure
Proven leadership in cross-functional environments with a track record of mentoring and guiding technical teams
Strong grasp of MLOps practices and experience with cloud-native ML infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP)
Preferred
Experience with personalization, multi-objective optimization, or exploration/exploitation strategies
Published work in top-tier IR or ML conferences, or contributions to relevant open-source projects
Experience driving different experimentation practices for fast iterating search/recommendation quality cases
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
401(k) Matching with immediate vesting on employer match
Flexible PTO
8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week
Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
18 weeks paid parental leave
Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
2 volunteer days per year
Commuting benefits
Company
Highspot
Highspot is a sales enablement platform that helps companies worldwide improve the performance of their sales teams.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$644.85MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementICONIQ GrowthOpenView
2022-07-01Secondary Market
2022-01-13Series F· $248M
2021-02-22Series E· $200M
Leadership Team
Robert Wahbe
Co-Founder and CEO
David Wortendyke
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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