Senior Software Engineer

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.

WHAT WE DO MATTERS:

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.

ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:

The Knot Worldwide is seeking a talented and driven Senior Software Engineer to join our Couple’s Marketplace Search Squad.

The Knot is the nation’s leading wedding marketplace, providing our couples with a completely personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey. A large part of that journey is providing couples with relevant wedding content to help guide them through the many wedding planning stages and decisions. These range from booking a venue, pricing guidance, and last‑minute tips for the day of. TKWW’s content ecosystem also provides a first impression to couples of our brand as they start to plan their wedding and helps to introduce them to everything that we have to offer.

As a Senior Engineer on the Search team, you’ll design and build systems that power search, content discovery, and dynamic user experiences across our portfolio of brands. You’ll partner closely with Product, Data, and other Engineering teams to make search smarter, faster, and more relevant—for both consumers and our vendor ecosystem.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build, scale, and maintain search‑related services and components—focusing on performance, content freshness, and accuracy.
• Collaborate on the end‑to‑end experience of search results, filters, ranking, and query handling across mobile and web platforms.
• Partner with Marketplace, Content, and Vendor Experience teams to ensure content is well‑indexed, discoverable, and kept up‑to‑date.
• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs (GraphQL and REST) that power search, content retrieval, and discovery experiences.
• Develop and optimize ETL pipelines that process and index large datasets from various internal and external sources.
• Integrate with external APIs and internal platforms to enrich search results and ensure data freshness and consistency.
• Participate in system migrations, refactors, and technical redesigns as we continue modernizing our tech stack.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor others through code reviews and design discussions.
• Work with international and remote teammates to deliver cohesive, reliable experiences at scale.

SUCCESSFUL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES HAVE:

• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining production‑grade web applications or APIs.
• Deep knowledge of modern web development, especially using React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Solid backend engineering skills with expertise in designing and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch) and a passion for relevance, ranking, and performance.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (compute, storage, search) and familiarity with AI/ML tools (e.g., Bedrock), CI/CD, and observability platforms.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and integrating with third‑party APIs or data sources.
• Understanding of SEO, web performance, and structured content principles.
• Experience working in cross‑functional teams, and strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative mindset—you’re curious, pragmatic, and enjoy learning from and helping others.

WORK MODEL:

While this position is remote for now, there is potential to shift to a hybrid model as our local Austin team grows.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make it even easier for our customers to plan life’s most meaningful moments and for our small business owners to grow and scale. We would love to have you with us on our journey.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Commit to our customers : You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments.
• Raise the bar : You define \"great\" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision.
• Be all in : You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully.
• Celebrate impact : You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

View email address on click.appcast.io is our approach to hybrid work.

It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is View email address on click.appcast.io‑eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

• For View email address on click.appcast.io‑eligible roles : this includes regular in‑office time to foster collaboration and connection.
• For roles not eligible for in‑office expectations : we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in‑person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.

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US Notice:

The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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Privacy Notice:

The Knot Worldwide (TKWW) processes your personal data to evaluate your application, based on the legal ground of taking steps prior to entering into a potential employment contract. Only the data strictly necessary for this purpose is collected. In some cases, your data may also be processed based on TKWW’s legitimate interests (e.g., to improve recruitment practices or manage candidate pools), to which you can object at any time. You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your data, and to object to certain uses. To learn more about your rights, please consult our Privacy Policy. If you wish to file a complaint, you may contact the competent data protection authority.