Senior Software Engineer

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. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. We inspire, we build, and we celebrate. We dream big, love our users, hustle every day, and always do the right thing to win - together.

About The Role And Our Team

The Knot Worldwide is seeking a talented and driven Senior Software Engineer to join our New York The Knot Couple Marketplace Search Team. 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 Engineer 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.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and integrating with third-party APIs or data sources.
• Familiarity with search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch) and a passion for relevance, ranking, and performance.
• 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.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), CI/CD, and observability tools is a plus.
• A collaborative mindset—you're curious, pragmatic, and enjoy learning from and helping others.

Work Model

This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based in New York City. Starting September 15, 2025, you'll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

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 if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!

What We Love About You

• You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
• You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
• You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
• You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.

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.

Together@TKWW 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 Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

• For Together@TKWW-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.