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Search and recommendations engineer: a person in this job builds search boxes, rankings and the “you may also like” lists that decide what people see first. Elastic, Nebius, commercetools, Perplexity and OpenAI have the most open roles with “Search and recommendations engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

289 open roles · 29 posted in the last 7 days · 15% remote · 85 companies hiring · $232K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay90 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $232K.
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Skills asked for in search and recommendations engineer roles

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Newest search and recommendations engineer jobs

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Where search and recommendations engineer roles are

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What search and recommendations engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$249K20
Senior$193K31
Lead and above$262K39

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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Questions about search and recommendations engineer jobs

What is a search and recommendations engineer job?
In a search and recommendations engineer job, a person builds search boxes, rankings and the “you may also like” lists that decide what people see first. 289 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many search and recommendations engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 289 open search and recommendations engineer jobs at 85 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 29 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most search and recommendations engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Elastic (101), Nebius (17), commercetools (12), Perplexity (11) and OpenAI (7). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote search and recommendations engineer jobs?
44 of the 289 open search and recommendations engineer jobs (15%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do search and recommendations engineer jobs pay in euros?
38 of the open postings state a yearly range in euros: the median midpoint is €90,500, and the middle half advertise €86,500 to €111,000. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.
What do search and recommendations engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $232K, based on 90 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $193K and $280K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a search and recommendations engineer job?
3 of the 289 open search and recommendations engineer jobs (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 112 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 85 companies are hiring and 29 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing search and recommendations engineer jobs?
129 of the 289 open search and recommendations engineer jobs (45%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 289 such roles today at 85 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do search and recommendations engineer jobs ask for?
Most often Elasticsearch (47%), Java (45%), Python (36%), LLM (28%), Machine Learning (28%) of the 289 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in search and recommendations engineer jobs?
Senior Software Engineer (32), Principal Software Engineer (32), Senior Java Engineer (19), Staff Software Engineer (19), Senior Machine Learning Engineer (15): the most common titles among the 289 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are search and recommendations engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
289 search and recommendations engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 85 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 29 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $232K. 44 (15%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for search and recommendations engineer jobs?
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