Bigcommerce
Lead Software Engineer, Search (Semantic Platform)
Austin, TX · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$4,149 more — $167,149 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $167,149 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We also consider internal equity to help ensure fair and consistent pay practices across our teams.
- Details will be shared during the hiring process.
- If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Responsibilities
- Iterate & Optimize: Continuously evaluate, benchmark, and fine-tune search relevance, ranking models, and k-NN/neural search configurations within OpenSearch
- Own the Indexing Pipeline: Maintain, scale, and evolve our core data ingestion and indexing pipelines (built on MySQL, Kafka/RabbitMQ, and backend microservices) to seamlessly support dense vector ingestion and de-duplicated, resilient synchronization
- OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Expertise: Deep hands-on experience building, scaling, and fine-tuning OpenSearch (or Elasticsearch) clusters at scale
Requirements
- Strong Backend Fundamentals: High proficiency in a strongly typed language like GoLang, Scala, or Java, alongside experience with languages like PHP
- Data Pipelines: Strong experience with relational databases (MySQL), schema design, and distributed messaging tools (Kafka or RabbitMQ) for heavy data mutation and indexing
Skills
- Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era
- growing their businesses.
Compensation
- The national base salary range for this role is posted above in this job post.
Benefits
- Familiarity with the OpenSearch Neural Search plugin, k-NN search, or Learning to Rank (LTR)
- Where applicable, this role may also be eligible for variable compensation (such as bonus or commission), equity, and benefits in accordance with local policies.
- We are committed to equitable and transparent pay practices that align to market data, internal equity, and individual contribution.
Company info
- Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem.
- We believe in harnessing AI responsibly to unlock new possibilities, and we're looking for individuals who use it intentionally to solve problems, accelerate outcomes, and expand what's possible in their role.
- If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers who shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.
- At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates.
- attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;
- solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.
Visa & Work Authorization
- solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.
This listing is sourced directly from Bigcommerce's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.