Backend Developer (Search & Discovery)

Eldorado.ggVilnius, VilniusHybridFull-timeJunior, 1–2 yearsListed 7 hours ago

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About this role

Eldorado.gg is a leading marketplace for in-game items, accounts, and services, founded in 2018. Built by a team of 200+ professionals who care about speed, security and user experience. We support 400+ games such as Roblox, League of Legends and Fortnite, attracting more than 10 million monthly visits and reaching a global audience every day. We value bold ideas, move fast and continuously push the boundaries of digital trading. Join us and be part of a team where your work makes a real impact!

We’re growing and looking for a Backend Developer to join our Search & Discovery team. This role focuses on implementing solutions connected with which offers and categories users see through search, and ranking which is a critical area for our business.

👉 POSITION BREAKDOWN

- Improve the quality of search results and ranking across 400+ games and 10M+ monthly visits - what users find, and in what order.
- Build and maintain the indexing pipelines, APIs and statistics layer behind search and categories.
- Develop experiments on ranking changes, and help us tell whether they actually worked.
- Contribute to wider backend initiatives in the team - code reviews, working with other tech teams, and sharing what you know.
- Take an active role in generating ideas, improving processes, and influencing offer & ranking direction.

👉 WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT

- Hands-on experience with a search engine (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Vespa, Azure AI Search or similar) - building and maintaining indexes and queries.
- Proven experience working with C# / .NET.
- Comfortable working with large datasets and reasoning about query performance at scale.
- Strong ownership and self-motivation - you care about the outcome and the product, not just completing a ticket.
- Proficiency in Lithuanian and English languages.

👉 BONUS POINTS

- Experience changing how results are ranked - and some way of telling whether the change actually made them better.
- Experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes, Grafana, APM tools.
- Familiarity with Azure, Service Bus, Docker, Bitbucket.
- Passion for video games and gaming culture.

👉 OUR TECH STACK

- Backend: .Net 10 + Azure SQL.
- Frontend: Angular 20.
- Cloud: Azure.

👉 PERKS & BENEFITS

- Growth opportunities: Access to an internal library, latest tools and technologies, professional conferences, and mentorship to level up your skills, opportunities for internal career growth;
- Health & wellbeing: Private health insurance after the probation period, additional sick days (no doctor’s note needed), and the option to join free volleyball games at Delfi Arena with colleagues;
- Office perks: Free parking, a fully stocked kitchen, Friday bun breakfasts, and a gaming room (table football, driving simulator, PS5, Xbox One); we’re pet-friendly and love team activities from game nights to sports events;
- Additional time off: Extra vacation days added annually (+1 day per year), with a cap of up to 10 additional days;
- Equity opportunities: Top-performing employees have the opportunity to be included in the generous company’s stock options program;
- Extra perks: Monthly top-ups for your Eldorado.gg account after probation, gifts for important life events, partner discounts, and referral bonuses;
- Hybrid work model: Built around an office-first mindset - 4 days in-office (Simbiocity, Vilnius) and 1 day remote.

👉 GROSS SALARY

The salary range for this position is from 4500 Eur gross per month , depending on your experience.

👉 WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team and invited to complete the following stages: HR interview, hiring manager interview and test tasks.